International Perspectives On Employee Engagement: Are American Firms Leading The Way Or Walking Alone?

This article introduces four types of employee engagement, Active Employee Engagement, Unsatisfied Employee Engagement, No Employee Engagement, and Abusive Employee Engagement. These categories are derived from the diverse literature on employee engagement and through discussions with foreign human resource management scholars. One key assessment of the non-American focused academics is that employee engagement is principally a concern of American businesses. Foreign researchers focus more deeply on creating engagement in the workforce, work groups, and professions.