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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e
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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e

by Gary Dessler
January 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
480 pages
32h 52m
English
Pearson
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Employee Engagement Guide for Managers

Learning Objective 5

  1. Discuss how to use employee selection methods to raise the level of a company’s employee engagement.

Engagement refers to being psychologically involved in, connected to, and committed to getting one’s job done; how do managers determine if a job candidate has the right traits to become an engaged employee?

For one thing, several measurable traits do distinguish such candidates. For example, consultants Development Dimensions International found that traits including agreeableness, emotional stability, openness to experience, achievement orientation, and self-efficacy (“I can do this.”) characterized the more highly engaged employees. 165

Building Engagement: A Total Selection Program ...

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ISBN: 9780134740218