Key questions regarding work engagement.
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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.
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Perceived organizational support is crucial in fostering work engagement among educators.
“The role of POS emerges as crucial in fostering work engagement among educators. A supportive organizational environment enhances teachers’ feelings of value and engagement in their professional roles (Eisenberger et al., 2001; Bakker and Demerouti, 2008; Bakker et al., 2011; Derakhshan et al., 2023).”
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- Authors
- Bakker, A. B., Albrecht, S. L., & Leiter, M. P.
- Affiliations
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
- Monash University (AU)
- Acadia University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Bakker, Arnold B.
- Venue
- European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-08-19
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 4-28
- ISSN
- 1359-432X (ISSN-L)
- 1464-0643
- OpenAlex
- W2131605744
- Cited by
- 1,174
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 41 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 78 · 2023: 110 · 2022: 98 · 2021: 103 · 2020: 111 · 2019: 93 · 2018: 83 · 2017: 94 · 2016: 71 · 2015: 63 · 2014: 62 · 2013: 64 · 2012: 40
- FWCI
- 77.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology (publishedVersion)
- EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
- Social Sciences › Human Factors and Ergonomics › Employee Performance and Management
- Keywords
- work engagement, antecedents of engagement, job crafting, organizational climate, managerial roles, employee health, organizational interventions, engagement measurement
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