Well-Being and Work [electronic resource] : Towards a Balanced Agenda /
Dewe, P.author.
Cooper, C.author.
Work and well-being is one of the fastest growing areas of concern to business, public sector and government. This book looks at the causes of stress in the modern work-place, and offers practical advice for managers on how to combat stress in their employees, and put in place strategies for developing a healthy workplace.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; Work stress; Towards well-being; What can we do?; The idea of balance; The structure of the book; Chapter 1 Setting the Scene; A touch of history; Positive psychology; Positive organizational scholarship; Positive organizational behavior; The good work agenda; Overview; Chapter 2 The Changing Nature of Work and its Challenges; The landscape of work; Forces of change and human resource management; Management theory and its impact on practice; What has become of leadership?; The shaping of positive leadership
Leadership and the role of positive psychologyPositive psychology and the responsible organization; Overview; Chapter 3 Work and Well-being: Progress and Prospects; Work; Well-being; Chapter 4 Resource Depletion; The term ""stress""; The transactional approach: a way forward; Eustress: the positive side of stress; From stress to emotions; Resource depletion - work stressors; Overview; Chapter 5 Resource Accumulation; Happiness-unhappiness at work: the vitamin model; Emotions at work; Job satisfaction: a surrogate measure of emotions?; Discrete emotions; Positive emotions
Positive psychological capitalFrom hardiness to resilience; Positive resources; Some final comments; Chapter 6 Coping and Stress Interventions; Defining coping; Classifying coping strategies; Coping checklists and analysis; Coping effectiveness; Stress interventions; The influence of positive psychology; Overview; Chapter 7 Conclusions; Balance: towards a new perspective; Meaning and measurement; Membership; Moral responsibilities; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Work and well-being is one of the fastest growing areas of concern to business, public sector and government. This book looks at the causes of stress in the modern work-place, and offers practical advice for managers on how to combat stress in their employees, and put in place strategies for developing a healthy workplace.
Management.
Organization.
Planning.
Leadership.
Office management.
Behavioral economics.
Personnel management.
Management.
Organization.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Office Management.
Behavioral/Experimental Economics.
Human Resource Management.
Human resources management.
Occupational psychology.