I examine the history of employee engagement and how it has been characterised by thinkers in sociology, psychology, management and economics. I suggest that, while employers may choose to invest in employee engagement, there are alternative management strategies that may be profit-maximising. I...

A study on high-performance work systems (HPWS) has shown that there may be a gap in the relationship between HPWS and employee work performance. The reasons that are implied within such a relationship have, however, rarely been studied. Data from target employees are gathered using a census...