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Positive Emotions and Employee Engagement

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Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

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Synonyms

Compassion; Elevation; Employee engagement; Gratefulness; Joy; Positive feelings; Pride

Definitions

Employee Engagement:

Employee engagement is the extent to which employees put discretionary efforts into their work, are committed to their organization, and feel passionate about the job. It represents the levels of enthusiasm and connection employees have with their organization.

Positive Emotions:

Positive emotions are described as the desirable or pleasant situational response of an individual. These are basically the positive feelings of an individual triggered through social interactions mean reciprocal mechanism awake in the brain.

Introduction

Public sector-related organizations are facing a real challenge for motivating its employees in such a way to engage in work-related activities. A survey was conducted by Gallup in 2013 and revealed that in Pakistan only 13% workforce is actually engaged in their work-related activities. This percentage is 50% less, as compared to...

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  1. SZABIST, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Faisal Malik & Muhammad Asif Khan

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Faisal Malik, M., Asif Khan, M. (2020). Positive Emotions and Employee Engagement. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3952-1

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