Key questions regarding work engagement

Arnold B. Bakker; Simon L. Albrecht; Michael P. Leiter

doi:10.1080/1359432X.2010.485352

Key questions regarding work engagement

Arnold B. Bakker, Simon L. Albrecht, Michael P. Leiter

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Abstract

This article discusses the concept of work engagement and summarizes research on its most important antecedents. The authors formulate 10 key questions and shape a research agenda for engagement. In addition to the conceptual development and measurement of enduring work engagement, the authors discuss the importance of state work engagement. Further, they argue that the social context is crucial and may set the stage for a climate for engagement with an important role for management. Engaged employees conserve their own engagement through a process of job crafting. After discussing possible dark sides of engagement and the relationship between engagement and health, the article closes with a discussion of organizational interventions to increase work engagement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4-28
Number of pages	25
Journal	European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2010.485352
Publication status	Published - Feb 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Burnout
Commitment
Employee engagement
Jd-r model
Job resources
Vigour

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Applied Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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