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Workplace Well-being
How to Build Psychologically Healthy Workplaces

“This is a really outstanding book on workplace well-being, with internationally renowned contributors and editors. It explores all the recent research in the field and innovations in practice to create a positive health and well-being agenda in the workplace. This is a MUST READ for HR professionals, occupational health practitioners and anybody in the workplace interested in promoting health and well-being at work.”

Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University, England, and Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK

“A rich source to turn to in order to learn about psychologically healthy workplaces and thriving organizations.”

Arnold B. Bakker, Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Lingnan University, China

Arla Day (Edited by), A Day (Author), E. Kevin Kelloway (Edited by), Joseph J. Hurrell, Jr. (Edited by)

9781118469460, Wiley

Hardback, published 13 June 2014

356 pages
25.3 x 17.9 x 2.3 cm, 0.721 kg

“This book has a broad and international range of profession contributors.  It gives a very comprehensive coverage of many psychological facets that influence a ‘Healthy Workplace’, this through a collection of diverse viewpoints.  For a reader wishing to understand the good and bad influences that affect work, and what considerations that are needed to establish a ‘Healthy Workplace’, the book is highly recommended.”  (British Psychological Society, 15 November 2014)

Workplace Wellbeing is a complete guide to understanding and implementing the principles of a psychologically healthy workplace for psychologists and other practitioners.

  • Grounded in the latest theory and research yet filled with plenty of case studies and proven techniques
  • Introduces the core components of psychologically healthy workplaces, including health and safety, leadership, employee involvement, development, recognition, work-life balance, culture and communication
  • Addresses important issues such as the role of unions, the importance of leadership, healthy workplaces in small businesses, respectful workplace cultures, and corporate social responsibility
  • Discusses factors that influence the physical safety of employees, as well as their physical and psychological health
  • Brings together stellar scholars from around the world, including the US, Canada, Europe, Israel, and Australia

About the Editors vii

Contributors ix

Preface xvi

Part I Introduction 1

1 Building a Foundation for Psychologically Healthy Workplaces and Well-Being 3
Arla Day and Krista D. Randell

2 Business Benefits of a Healthy Workforce 27
Cary Cooper and Stephen Bevan

3 Positive Psychology and the Healthy Workplace 50
Stephanie Gilbert and E. Kevin Kelloway

Part II The Psychologically Healthy Workplace 73

4 Occupational Health and Safety 75
Peter Y. Chen and Yiqiong Li

5 Introduction to Work–Life Balance 95
Leslie B. Hammer and Caitlin A. Demsky

6 Employee Empowerment and Engagement 117
Marisa Salanova and Susana Llorens

7 Employee Development and Growth 142
Raymond A. Noe and Michael J. Tews

8 Employee Recognition 161
Lois E. Tetrick and Clifford R. Haimann

9 Culture, Communication, and Making Workplaces Healthier 175
David M. DeJoy and Lindsay J. Della

Part III Building a Psychologically Healthy Workplace 203

10 Respectful Workplaces 205
Michael P. Leiter and Ashlyn Patterson

11 Leadership and Climate in a Psychologically Healthy Workplace 226
Karina Nielsen

12 Unions and Changes in Working Life: New Challenges, New Opportunities 245
Katharina Näswall and Magnus Sverke

13 Corporate Social Responsibility and Psychologically Healthy Workplaces 264
Jennifer L. Robertson and Julian Barling

14 Creating a Healthy Small Business 281
Sharon Clarke

15 Designing Healthy Workplaces 299
Catherine Loughlin and Danielle Mercer

16 Concluding Comments 324
Joseph J. Hurrell Jr.

Index 334

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
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