Afrahi, Bahare and Blenkinsopp, John and Fernandez De Arroyabe Fernandez, Juan Carlos and Karim, Mohammed Shamsul (2022) Work disengagement: A Review of the Literature. Human Resource Management Review, 32 (2). p. 100822. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2021.100822
Afrahi, Bahare and Blenkinsopp, John and Fernandez De Arroyabe Fernandez, Juan Carlos and Karim, Mohammed Shamsul (2022) Work disengagement: A Review of the Literature. Human Resource Management Review, 32 (2). p. 100822. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2021.100822
Afrahi, Bahare and Blenkinsopp, John and Fernandez De Arroyabe Fernandez, Juan Carlos and Karim, Mohammed Shamsul (2022) Work disengagement: A Review of the Literature. Human Resource Management Review, 32 (2). p. 100822. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2021.100822
Abstract
Engagement with work has been one of the most influential management ideas of recent decades. A prevalent assumption is that engagement is inherently beneficial and disengagement is a problem to be addressed. Yet theory and research on disengagement show it may not have the assumed negative impact on organizations, and at times may be beneficial for employees. This research seeks to unpack the underlying assumptions of work disengagement through collating and reviewing studies of the phenomenon. The paper makes three contributions. First, it provides a clear argument for why disengagement is a concept worth studying in its own right, as a functional coping response. Second, it offers a typology of the antecedents that applies to current theoretical frameworks. Third, it suggests differentiating between engaged, not engaged, and disengaged to address various levels of dedication to work domains and provide a basis for more evidence-based HR interventions.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Work disengagement; Systematic literature review; Antecedents; Outcomes; Resources and demands |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Essex Business School |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 05 Mar 2021 08:46 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 16:38 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/29681 |
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