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INTRODUCTION
The concept of employee engagement was developed by Kahn (1990) through ethnographic
data collected in an architectural firm and summer camp. He defined the employee engagement
as ‘the harnessing of organization members’ selves to their work roles; in engagement, people
employ and express themselves physically, cognitively, and emotionally during role
performances”. On the other hand, Macey and Schneider (2008) presented a comprehensive
analysis of all elements that have been employed to define engagement. Their conceptual
framework for understanding employee engagement includes: (1) trait engagement (e.g.,
individual personality traits); (2) work involvement (e.g., satisfaction, involvement,
empowerment); and (3) organisational citizenship (e.g., extra-role behavior, proactivity, role
expansion). Hence, they have presented all the critical concepts that have been associated with
engagement construct.
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