Disengagement at work: A conservation of resources perspective

Ashish Rastogi (), Surya Prakash Pati (), Krishnan Tn () and Satish Krishnan ()
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Ashish Rastogi: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Surya Prakash Pati: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Krishnan Tn: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Satish Krishnan: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

No 220, Working papers from Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

Abstract: Disengagement at work has been a cause of concern for the business world for a while now. Claims are made that in excess of 70 percent of the workforce is either passively or actively disengaged, having enormous financial implications. However, urgency and extent of the practitioner discourse on the subject does not find resonance in academic research. In response to calls for better understanding of disengagement at work (e.g. Valentin, 2014; Wollard, 2011), we seek to consolidate the extant approaches employing Conservation of Resources (COR, Hobfoll,1989) as the guiding theory. This integrative literature review proposes a conceptual model that explains the phenomenon of disengagement at work along with its antecedents, moderating influences and outcomes. Implications for research and practice have been discussed. Such an attempt is likely to encourage an informed debate on the subject in the academic domain, while simultaneously helping practitioners identify actionable antecedents and consequences of disengagement at work.

Keywords: Disengagement at work; conservation of resources; integrative literature review; job resources; personal resources; social resources. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 3 pages
Date: 2017-01
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