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The Job Demands-Resources Theory as a theoretical framework of work engagement management

Author(s): Konrad Kulikowski
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: job demands; job resources; work engagement; engagement management

Summary/Abstract: The Job Demands-Resources Theory (JD-R) is a heuristic theory that explains the work engagement and exhaustion by job resources and job demands interaction. The purpose of this article is to use the JD-R as a theoretical framework of work engagement management concept. In the first part of the article the concept of work engagement is presented. The second section explains the theoretical assumption of JD-R. In the third part, the concept of work engagement management is introduced. Work engagement management concept integrates planning, measurement and active modification of job resources and demands, which should lead to the development of work engagement among employees. The conclusion sets out the possible consequences of theoretical and practical application of the proposed concept and points up its limitations.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 80-90
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish