?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Task+engagement+at+work%3A+Characteristics%2C+antecedents+and+consequences&rft.creator=De+Lacy%2C+Jonnie+C.&rft.subject=work+engagement&rft.subject=employee+engagement&rft.subject=task+engagement&rft.subject=flow+at+work&rft.subject=job+engagement&rft.description=In+this+thesis+existing+theory+is+extended+by+combining+work+engagement+and+flow+research+to+generate+the+concept+of+task+engagement%2C+which+focuses+on+episodes+of+peak+performance+at+work.+Using+a+critical+incident+methodology+in+Study+1%2C+task+engagement+was+found+to+have+three+key+characteristics+(i.e.%2C+distortion+of+time%3B+complete+absorption+in+the+task%3B+and+is+a+state+of+high+cognitive+efficiency).+Both+situational+(i.e.%2C+high+challenge%2Fhigh+skills%2C+control%2C+and+proximal+feedback)+and+psychological+antecedents+(i.e.%2C+safety%2C+availability%2C+meaning+and+self-efficacy)+were+also+identified.+In+Study+2%2C+a+longitudinal+diary+study%2C+study+1+findings+were+replicated+and+extended+by+examining+duration+and+frequency+of+task+engagement+episodes+at+work%2C+and+their+positive+impact+on+employee+well-being.+Overall%2C+task+engagement+was+found+to+be+a+temporal+and+dynamic+construct%2C+involving+the+interplay+of+person+and+situation%2C+which+has+implications+for+employee+task+performance+and+well-being.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2016&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F95623%2F4%2FJonnie_De%252520Lacy_Thesis-1.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=De+Lacy%2C+Jonnie+C.+(2016)+Task+engagement+at+work%3A+Characteristics%2C+antecedents+and+consequences.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F95623%2F&rft.identifier=QUT+Business+School%3B+School+of+Management