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Causes, Contingencies, and Consequences of Disengagement at Work: An Integrative Literature Review

Abstract

Disengagement at work is proving to be a source of continued trouble for business organizations. Various estimates suggest that in excess of 70% of the workforce is either passively or actively disengaged, which in turn subjects the organizations to enormous financial burden. Regretfully, this problem has not found sufficient intellectual resonance in the academia. Therefore, employing conservation of resources (COR; Hobfoll, 1989) as the guiding theory, in this research, we conduct an integrative literature review to consolidate the extant approaches to disengagement at work. Apart from explaining the construct, we also identified its antecedents, moderating influences, and outcomes. Implications for human resource development (HRD) research and practice have been discussed. We believe that such an attempt is likely to encourage an informed debate on the subject in the academic domain, while helping practitioners identify actionable interventions.

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Ashish Rastogi is a doctoral student in the Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Area at Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. His research interests include workplace spirituality, engagement and disengagement at work.
Surya Prakash Pati is an assistant professor in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode. He has a strong research interest in identifying the strategic role of HR practices towards influencing organizational processes and performance. He works on a host of topics including employee engagement, spirit at work and indigenous management. His works have been published in various refereed outlets.
T. N. Krishnan is an associate professor in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode. His research interests are in the areas of Talent Management and Human Resource Management. Recent research publications have been on the topics of talent and human resource management in SMEs, and organizational ambidexterity in the SME context. His publication record focuses on a range of OB/HR issues such as employee relations, career systems, organizational ambidexterity and talent management. He has published his work in journals such as Human Resource Management Review, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Employee Relations, Career Development International, IIMB Management Review etc.
Satish Krishnan is an assistant professor in the Area of Information Technology and Systems at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. He received his PhD in Information Systems from the National University of Singapore. His research interests focus on dark side of technology, virtual social networks, e-business, and e-government. He has published in journals such as Information and Management, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, International Journal of Information Management, Computers in Human Behavior, and Journal of Global Information Technology Management.

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  1. disengagement at work
  2. conservation of resources
  3. employee engagement
  4. integrative literature review
  5. job resources
  6. personal resources
  7. social resources

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Surya Prakash Pati
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kerala, India
T. N. Krishnan
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Satish Krishnan
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kerala, India

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Ashish Rastogi, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, IIMK Campus P. O., Kozhikode, Kerala 673570, India. Email: [email protected]

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