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Author:   Susan Cartwright (Professor of Organizational Psychology, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK) ,  Cary L. Cooper (Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University Management School, and Pro Vice Chancellor (External Relations), Lancaster University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   1.255kg
ISBN:  

9780199211913

ISBN 10:   0199211914
Pages:   616
Publication Date:   13 November 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Susan Cartwright and Cary L. Cooper: Introduction: Perspectives on Organizational Health Section I: The Costs and Indicators of Well Being in the Work Place 2: Gary Johns: Absenteeism or Presenteeism? Attendance Dynamics and Employee Well-Being 3: Sharon Clarke: Accidents and Safety in the Workplace Section II: Models, Measures, and Methodologies for Assessing Well Being 4: Peter Warr: Environmental 'Vitamins', Personal Judgments, Work Values, and Happiness 5: Christina Maslach, Michael P. Leiter, and Wilmar Schaufeli: Measuring Burnout 6: Johannes Siegrist: Job Control and Reward: Effects on Well Being 7: Sheena Johnson: Organizational Screening: The ASSET Model Section III: Individual Factors and Well Being 8: Ivan T. Robertson and Jill Flint-Taylor: Leadership, Psychological Well-Being, and Organizational Outcomes 9: Steven Poelmans, Heather Odle-Dusseau, and Barbara Beham: Work-Life Balance: Individual and Organizational Strategies and Practices 10: James Campbell Quick, Laura M. Little, and Debra L. Nelson: Positive Emotions, Attitudes, and Health: Motivated, Engaged, Focused 11: Michael P. O'Driscoll, Paula A. Brough, and Thomas J. Kalliath: Stress and Coping 12: Ronald J. Burke and Lisa Fiksenbaum: Work Hours, Work Intensity and Work Addiction: Risks and Rewards Section IV: Job/Organizational Factors and Well Being 13: Bruce Kirkcaldy, Adrian Furnham, and Roy Shephard: The Impact of Working Hours and Working Patterns on Physical and Psychological Health 14: David Holman, David Martinez-Iñigo, and Peter Totterdell: Emotional Labour, Well-Being, and Performance 15: Michael D. Coovert, Ashley A. Gray, Frederick R. B. Stilson, and Matthew S. Prewett: Technology and Health 16: Tahira M. Probst: Job Insecurity, Unemployment, and Organizational Well-Being: Oxymoron or Possibility? 17: Victor Callan and Sandra A. Lawrence: Building Employee Engagement, Job Satisfaction, Health, and Retention Section V: Organizational Interventions to Promote Health and Well Being 18: Caroline Biron, Cary L. Cooper, and Frank W. Bond: Mediators and Moderators of Organizational Interventions to Prevent Occupational Stress 19: Andrew J. Noblet and Anthony D. LaMontagne: The Challenges of Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Interventions 20: Jonathan Passmore and Jodie Anagnos: Organizational Coaching and Mentoring Section VI: New Perspectives 21: Evert Van de Vliert: Climato-economic Niches of Employee Well Being 22: Erik Bichard: Creating a Healthy Work Environment Through Sustainable Practices - Future Challenges

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Susan Cartwright is a Chartered Psychologist and Fellow of the British Psychological Society. She is Professor of Organizational Psychology and Well Being and Director of Centre for Organizational Health and Well-Being at Lancaster University. Susan is currently the President and Fellow of the British Academy of Management. She is a past Editor of the Leadership and Organization Development Journal and a current Associate Editor of the British Journal of Management. Susan has authored 13 books, over 40 scholarly articles and 30 book chapters. Her main research interests lie in the area of occupational stress and well being, human aspects of mergers and acquisitions, and emotional intelligence. She was Editor of the Volume V of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management on Human Resource Management (Blackwell, 2005) and Co-Editor, with Cary L. Cooper and Christopher Early, of The International Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate (Wiley, 2001) Cary L. Cooper is Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health in Lancaster University Management School and Pro Vice Chancellor (External Relations) at Lancaster University. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, the Royal Society of Medicine, and the Royal Society of Health. Cary was the founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behaviour and is Co-Editor of Stress and Health. In 1998, he was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for his contribution to management science from the US Academy of Management. Cary is the author of over 100 books on occupational stress, women at work, and industrial and organizational psychology and has written over 400 scholarly articles.

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