01129pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002500040245003100065260000900096300001500105362000800120520077300128650002200901700001700923773004300940180718b2011   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aPatil, Surya Prakash  aWork engagement: A rethink  c2011  ap.264-276.  aOct  aWork engagement has been recognized as a much desired and irreplaceable organizational asset in the prevailing globalized business environment. Yet building  an engaged work force continues to be a challenge for organizations, thanks to the ambiguous conceptualization and limited understanding characterizing the construct. This study examines the extant literature on work engagement, enumerates the specific limitations that remains embedded in the same, and strives to provide an independent existence to the construct by reconceptualising it through qualitative research methodology. Work engagement is defined as application of self in the role context and comprises passionate risk performance (PTP) and organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB). - Reproduced.  aWork organization  aPankaj Kumar  aIndian Journal of Industrial Relations