Three essays on social resources and work engagement : examining the role of gratitude and promotion focus

• Main Author: Verma, Kapil
• Other Authors: Yu Kang Yang, Trevor
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Management::Organizational behavior
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105867; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47882
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The motivational effect of social job resources is well established. Yet we know little about the causal mechanisms or the boundary conditions of the association between these resources and work engagement. In this dissertation, I integrate the social exchange theory with research on discrete emotio...