The association between burnout and work engagement : the case of workers with part-time training roles /
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2014
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Ho, Kwek Chan Casey,
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The literature often reports burnout and work engagement as opposing points on a continuum. This view, however, omits the dynamic aspects of the constructs and any variances in this association over time. Managing burnout and work engagement is crucial, as engaged employees who are not burned out often provide higher productivity levels within corporations. Encompassing emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and reduced personal accomplishment, burnout is increasingly recognised as a pressing problem in the workplace. Work engagement, often characterised by vigour, dedication and absorption, is repeatedly neglected by organisations struggling in a globalised world. The knowledge gaps between the static and dynamic states of burnout and work engagement underscore the importance of initiatives to address this issue.
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University of South Australia. International Graduate School of Business.
International Graduate School of Business.
International Graduate School of Business.
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Thesis (DBusinessAdministration)--University of South Australia, 2014.
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Copyright 2014 Kwek Chan Casey Ho. This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Australia 3.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/)
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1 ethesis (xiii, 129 pages) :
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-119)
illustrations.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-119)
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