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March/April 2006

ENGAGING EMPLOYEES THROUGH HIGH-INVOLVEMENT WORK PRACTICES
by Alison M. Konrad

Recent research suggests that high-involvement work practices can develop the positive beliefs and attitudes associated with employee engagement, and that these practices can generate the kinds of discretionary behaviors that lead to enhanced performance. Simply put, employees who conceive, design and implement workplace and process changes are engaged employees. This article focuses on what managers can do to achieve a high level of employee engagement.


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About the Author

Alison M. Konrad
Alison M. Konrad is Professor of Organizational Behaviour and the Corus Entertainment Chair in Women in Management at the Richard Ivey School of Business.

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