Dr. Hongmei Shen and Dr. Chunbo Ren sought to define and establish disengagement as a unique concept. They also identified which factors drove disengagement and explored the behaviors through which it manifests. The study was motivated by the increasing global prevalence of employee disengagement and its detrimental effects on both organizational performance and culture. To … Continue reading Disengagement vs. Burnout: What is the Difference?
This blog is based on the original study in the Public Relations Journal. The concept of employee engagement is crucial to internal communication practitioners as we enter the third year of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Nearly one-third of surveyed employees across Asia experienced economic hardship and reported daily experiences of worry, sadness, and anger in … Continue reading Conceptualizing Employee Engagement in China: “It’s A State of Fit”