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The Meaning of Employee Engagement

Macey, William H., Schneider, Benjamin·2008·Industrial and Organizational Psychology
DOI 10.1111/j.1754-9434.2007.0002.x
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The meaning of employee engagement is ambiguous among both academic researchers and among practitioners who use it in conversations with clients. We show that the term is used at different times to refer to psychological states, traits, and behaviors as well as their antecedents and outcomes. Drawing on diverse relevant literatures, we offer a series of propositions about (a) psychological state engagement; (b) behavioral engagement; and (c) trait engagement. In addition, we offer propositions regarding the effects of job attributes and leadership as main effects on state and behavioral engagement and as moderators of the relationships among the 3 facets of engagement. We conclude with thoughts about the measurement of the 3 facets of engagement and potential antecedents, especially measurement via employee surveys.

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Authors
Macey, W. H., & Schneider, B.
Venue
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2008-03
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
3-30
ISSN
  • 1754-9426 (ISSN-L)
  • 1754-9434
DOI
10.1111/j.1754-9434.2007.0002.x
OpenAlex
W2114154635
Cited by
3,203
References
20
FWCI
164.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 2503 d)

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