Work Engagement and Employee Well-being: Psychosocial Support to Build Engaged Human Capital (Routledge Research in Human Resource Management)

Work Engagement and Employee Well-being highlights the vital role of psychosocial support in building and stimulating work engagement.It is a response to the growing phenomenon of weakened employee attachment and engagement instability.The authors underscore the importance of creating a friendly work environment, which accommodates a variety of employee needs and elicits positive emotions, thus fostering the well-being and complete engagement of employees. An in-depth literature review and empirical research conducted using combined qualitative and quantitative methods enabled the authors to present the issue from a wide range of theoretical perspectives.With a model acknowledging the multifaceted nature of work engagement and its association with well-being, the book introduces a selection of psychosocial means to enhance it.The analysis focuses on both systemic measures, that is, promoting a supportive organizational culture and protecting work-life balance, as well as a more individ