Description
This insightful Research Agenda presents the foundations of employee engagement, providing a framework for future research to serve as an evidence-based guide to practice. Offering an overview of contemporary engagement theory and research, it addresses important new directions for expanding our current understanding of the meaning, focus, development and outcomes of engagement.
Chapters consider the future impact of a constantly changing landscape of work on employee engagement, addressing the growing prevalence of casual and contract forms of labour and the introduction of work automation technology. International contributors explore innovative methods for engagement research, including novel approaches in data gathering, qualitative and quantitative research methods and data analytic techniques that can be applied to answering a variety of different engagement questions.
Setting out key research directions for the future of the field, this book will be essential reading for academic scholars and researchers of organizational psychology and organizational behaviour. In addition, researchers in business and industry will find new ways to think about, study, and evaluate the impact of engagement policies and practices.
About the Author
Edited by John P. Meyer, Professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada and Adjunct Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth, Australia and Benjamin Schneider, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, College Park US; Affiliated Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles and Lead Consultant, Employee Engagement and Organizational Diagnostics, Sarasota, US
Reviews
'Work engagement has many positive benefits for employees and organizations. In this insightful edited volume, Meyer and Schneider have assembled top scholars from across the globe to consider the nature of work engagement, its place in the changing world of work, and strategies for advancing engagement research. Highly recommended!' -- Steve W.J. Kozlowski, University of South Florida, US
'This book is packed with knowledge, wisdom and practical ideas from the leading international scholars who share a vision of creating work and workplaces that enable us all to thrive and contribute. The richness of the content in ideas, insights and innovations relating to engagement at work is dazzling. This is a must-read for new and established scholars studying the world of work.' -- Michael West CBE, Lancaster University, UK
Book Information
ISBN 9781789907841
Author John P. Meyer
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
