Research Handbook on Work and Well-Being

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Ronald J. Burke, Kathryn M. Page
Edward Elgar Publishing, Feb 24, 2017 - Business & Economics - 544 pages

Almost every person works at some point in their lives. The Research Handbook on Work and Well-Being examines the association of particular work experiences with employee and organizational health and performance.
 

 

Contents

1 Work and wellbeing
3
2 The many faces of wellbeing
37
3 Job demands in a changing world of work
59
the JDCS ERI and JDR frameworks
77
WORK AND WELLBEING THE BAD NEWS
99
5 Burnout and wellbeing
101
implications for employee wellbeing
123
what it means for workers and their families
150
13 Work engagement and employee wellbeing
292
an antidote to work stress
314
15 Developing psychological capital to boost work performance and wellbeing
332
16 A safe workplace environment
351
a literature review
372
initiatives to promote worklife balance
389
NTERVENTIONS ADDRESSING THE WORKWELLBEING RELATIONSHIP
413
what are the necessary responses at the national and firm levels?
415

AN ANALYSIS OF WORK AND HEALTH IN SOME OCCUPATIONS
171
a study on the occupational health and safety risks of this vulnerable population
173
9 Work and wellbeingin the construction industry
189
causes consequences and remedies
216
11 Workplace mental health in the veterinary sector
246
WORK AND WELLBEINGTHE GOOD NEWS
267
12 Leadership and employee wellbeing
269
20 Leadership interventions to improve wellbeing
435
21 Mindfulness at work
453
do they increase employee wellbeing?
468
23 Psychologically healthy workplace practices and employee wellbeing
494
Index
511
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