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Employee Engagement and HRD: A Seminal Review of the Foundations
Abstract
The term employee engagement has gained considerable popularity in the past 20 years yet it remains inconsistently defined and conceptualized. Although much has been written on the subject, little rigorous academic research has been done. This gap has resulted in a disjointed approach to understanding and developing strategies around employee engagement within organizations. This article explores the development of employee engagement through a historical lens using an integrated literature review to define and situate the concept within the HRD field by systematically reviewing and organizing literature across various disciplines and fields of study. Seminal works on the topic were identified and reviewed to gain an understanding of the topic’s development.A working definition is proposed and implications for theory, scholarship, and organizational practice are discussed.
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- Shuck, B., & Wollard, K.
- Venue
- Human Resource Development Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-12-02
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 89-110
- ISSN
- 1534-4843 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6712
- OpenAlex
- W2147237909
- Cited by
- 781
- References
- 8
- FWCI
- 23.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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