Concise Introduction to Employee Engagement

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Critical acclaim for the first edition: 'This well-argued book will help researchers and practitioners navigate the complicated landscape of employee engagement. The authors offer a deceptively simple model that synthesizes antecedents, processes and consequences. They integrate key levels of analysis to create a compelling bridge between theory and practice. The field has come a long way, and the authors map what it is-and what it can yet become-with insight and passion.' -- William Kahn, Boston University, USA 'Few concepts in the management sciences that have captured the attention of both the academic and business communities like employee engagement. In this comprehensive introduction to the topic, Saks and Gruman explain the what, how, and why of employee engagement and offer a critical analysis of current science and practice. Whether novice or expert, scientist or practitioner, readers will come away with new insight into engagement in its many forms and foci.' -- John P. Meyer, Western University, Canada 'Alan Saks and Jamie Gruman have been at the forefront of engagement research and practice for the past 15 years. Their work is always extremely well grounded in research and is very practical in application. This volume does an excellent job of both overviewing and diving deep into the conceptual and practical matters that researchers and practitioners need to come to terms with if they want to understand and action employee engagement.' -- Simon Albrecht, Deakin University, Australia 'Saks and Gruman provide a very comprehensive introduction to how employee engagement has been conceptualized and studied, and where it fits in the world of other related employee attitudes (e.g., job satisfaction, organizational commitment)-and, importantly, why it is significant for understanding both individual and organizational effectiveness.' -- Benjamin Schneider, University of Maryland, USA