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This chapter critically reviews previous literature on employee engagement in an organizational change context by first explaining how employee engagement can help achieve sensemaking, creativity and as a result a successful organizational change, and by then considering the way management can use communication and participation practices to engage employees.
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- Organizational Commitment
- Organizational Change
- Middle Manager
- Psychological Empowerment
- Employee Support
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Georgiades, S. (2015). Employee Engagement and Organizational Change. In: Employee Engagement in Media Management. Media Business and Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16217-1_2
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