Work engagement in public hospitals: a social exchange approach

We develop and test a model that envisages work engagement in public services as determined by interactions with supervisor and co-workers. Specifically, we apply the framework of Social Exchange Theory to explore the impact of Leader–Member exchange (LMX) and Team–Member exchange (TMX) on Work Enga...

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Published inInternational review of public administration Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 1 - 19
Main Authors Ancarani, Alessandro, Di Mauro, Carmela, Giammanco, Maria Daniela, Giammanco, Giuseppe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 한국행정학회 02.01.2018
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행정학
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Summary:We develop and test a model that envisages work engagement in public services as determined by interactions with supervisor and co-workers. Specifically, we apply the framework of Social Exchange Theory to explore the impact of Leader–Member exchange (LMX) and Team–Member exchange (TMX) on Work Engagement in the provision of health care in public hospitals. Our investigation suggests that both LMX and TMX represent significant factors associated with work engagement among the hospital medical staff. KCI Citation Count: 0
ISSN:1229-4659
2331-7795
DOI:10.1080/12294659.2017.1412046