Employee Engagement: Tools for Analysis, Practice, and Competitive Advantage - Softcover

Macey, William H.; Schneider, Benjamin; Barbera, Karen M.; Young, Scott A.

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9781405179027: Employee Engagement: Tools for Analysis, Practice, and Competitive Advantage
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1405179023 ISBN 13: 9781405179027
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

Synopsis

Providing both practical advice, tools, and case examples, Employee Engagement translates best practices, ideas, and concepts into concrete and practical steps that will change the level of engagement in any organization.

  • Explores the meaning of engagement and how engagement differs significantly from other important yet related concepts like satisfaction and commitment
  • Discusses what it means to create a culture of engagement
  • Provides a practical presentation deck and talking points managers can use to introduce the concept of engagement in their organization
  • Addresses issues of work-life balance, and non-work activities and their relationship to engagement at work

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About the Author

William H. Macey is CEO of Valtera and has thirty years of experience consulting with organizations to design and implement survey research programs.

Benjamin Schneider is Senior Research Fellow at Valtera and Professor Emeritus of the University of Maryland.

Karen M. Barbera is a Managing Principal at Valtera Corporation, responsible for overseeing the practice group focused on employee engagement surveys and organizational diagnostics.

Scott A. Young is a Managing Consultant at Valtera Corporation, where he consults with the firm’s organizational survey clients on content development and measurement, reporting and interpretation of results, research, and action planning.

Series Editor:
Steven G. Rogelberg, Ph.D., is Professor and Director of Organizational Science, at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. He is a prolific and nationally recognized scholar. Besides his academic work, he founded and/or led three successful talent management consulting organizations/units. 

From the Back Cover

“Employee engagement” has been a buzz word in the human resources community for several years, but there remains an urgent need for scientifically-grounded advice for HR consultants and practitioners as to how to measure and increase it. This book fills this gap by defining precisely what “employee engagement” means and identifying its primary drivers. Providing practical advice, tools, and case examples, this book translates best practices, ideas, and concepts into concrete and practical steps that will change the level of engagement in any organization.

From the Inside Flap

“Employee engagement” has been a buzz word in the human resources community for several years, but there remains an urgent need for scientifically-grounded advice for HR consultants and practitioners as to how to measure and increase it. This book fills this gap by defining precisely what “employee engagement” means and identifying its primary drivers. Providing practical advice, tools, and case examples, this book translates best practices, ideas, and concepts into concrete and practical steps that will change the level of engagement in any organization.

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1405179023
ISBN 13 
9781405179027
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
223
Rating
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