Polish employees. Sex vs. Employees’ engagement- a comparative analysis based on research results

Received: October 20, 2016
Accepted: October 20, 2016
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Faculty of Economics Maria Curie Skłodowska University

The determination of employees’ engagement attracts significant interest on the part of both management theoreticians and practitioners. The present paper constitutes an attempt at the verification of differences in the level of work engagement and work commitment between men and women. In order to achieve the objective, a study encompassing 2076 employed ( 47,4% of whom consisted of women) was designed.

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