T. / Cooper Doing the Right Thing

The Importance of Wellbeing in the Workplace
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-230-35901-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 185 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Business & Management Collection

A common metaphor for modern life is 'keep the plates spinning', but it is becoming increasingly hard to balance professional and private lives, and this takes its toll. The authors examine the working relationship between the organisation and employee, and establish new ways that managers can broker a better deal for all concerned.

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Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

T.

Cooper, C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Work, What Is It Good For? A Potted History Of Commerce Case Study 1 - Working Parents Case Study 2 - The Stuck, Stressed Middle Manager Case Study 3 - Weary Workaholics A Case For Change Getting Better Environomics - Workplaces That Are Designed To Work...Beautifully Fit For Business - Brain Trained Staff With Healthier Minds And Bodies Generosity - It Costs Less Than You Think Chain Reaction - Linking Life Together Through Better Connections Thirst For Knowledge = Zest For Life Consolidation And Reflection

Über Autor(innen)

CARY L. COOPER Distinguished Professor of Organisational Psychology at Lancaster University, UK, and a recognised authority on stress in the workplace. He has recently been instrumental in compiling a defining work on behalf of the UK government's Foresight project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing.

THEO THEOBALD International business author, currently working with some of the UK's leading public sector bodies on issues of leadership. A former SSC executive, he is renowned for his work on clear communication and is passionate about the benefits of wellbeing at work.