Putting the emotion back: exploring the role of emotion in disengagement

Parkinson, A. and McBain, R. (2013) Putting the emotion back: exploring the role of emotion in disengagement. In: Zerbe, W. J., Ashkanasy, N. M. and Härtel, C. E.J. (eds.) Individual Sources, Dynamics, and Expressions of Emotion. Research on Emotion in Organizations, 9. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 69-85. ISBN 9781781908884 doi: 10.1108/S1746-9791(2013)0000009008

Abstract/Summary

This chapter explores the nature of disengagement and the role played by emotions and in doing so will disentangle the overlapping theories and definitions of both engagement and disengagement. The research that forms the basis for the chapter comes from two related studies exploring engagement and disengagement in 10 large UK public and private sector organisations. Both studies used an interpretive approach involving 75 managers and employees. The chapter suggests the that emotions play a mediating role in the process of disengagement and the emotional reaction involved provides a distinction to being ‘not engaged’. It highlights the confusion that different approaches bring to distinguishing engagement and disengagement from other job attitudes.

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Additional Information	Research on Emotion in Organizations ISSN: 1746-9791
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