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Book SynopsisThis volume answers calls for improving sustainability and sustainable development in organizations from a psychological point of view. It offers a range of perspectives on the current research in the psychology of sustainability and sustainable development to highlight effective ways of improving well-being and healthy sustainable development in organizations.
Section 1 introduces the concept of the psychology of sustainability and sustainable development as well as macro topics of related issues in organizations. Section 2 focuses on themes traditionally recognized in organizational psychology literature, such as performance, negotiation, leadership, resistance to change, innovation, and digital transformation. Section 3 presents variables to enhance sustainability and sustainable development in organizations and considers levels of prevention. Topics include humor awareness as a primary prevention resource in organizations, intrapreneurial self-capital as an individual prev
Table of Contents
Foreword
E. Kevin Kelloway
SECTION 1: Conceptual Frameworks and Themes
1. The Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development and Wellbeing in Organizations
Annamaria Di Fabio and Cary L. Cooper
2. Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Organizations: Empirical Evidence from Environment to Safety to Innovation and Future Research
Marc A. Rosen and Annamaria Di Fabio
3. Climate Change Denial: Causes, Consequences, and Cure
Jona Leka and Adrian Furnham
4. From Precarious Jobs to Sustainable Livelihoods
Stuart C. Carr, Darrin Hodgetts, Veronica Hopner, Pita King, James H. Liu, Molefe Maleka, Ines Meyer, Minh Hieu Nguyen, Johan Potgieter, Mahima Saxena and Charles L. Tchagnéno
5. Decent Work and Decent Lives in Organizations for Healthy Lives
Maureen E. Kenny and Annamaria Di Fabio
SECTION 2: Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development in the Context of Organizational Behavior
6. Human Capital Sustainability Leadership and Healthy Organizations: Its Contribution to Sustainable Development
Annamaria Di Fabio and José María Peiró
7. Driving Sustainable Development Transformations with Emotional Leadership
Thomas A. Norton, Neal M. Ashkanasy and Jo da Silva
8. Organizational Change towards Sustainability: From Ambition to Impact through Mindsets and Communities of Practice
Olga Tregaskis, James Graham, Marijana Baric, Viki Harvey, Duncan Maguire, George Michaelides, Rachel Nayani and David Watson
9. The Psychology of Employee Owners: Why Launching New Employee Ownership Schemes Can Signal Organizational Resilience During Crises?
Aneesh Banerjee, Joseph Lampel and Ajay Bhalla
SECTION 3: Prevention in the Context of the Psychology of Sustainable Development in Organizations
10. Towards a Sustainable and Supportive Email Culture
Jean-Francois Stich
11. Humor Awareness as a Primary Prevention Resource in Organizations for Sustainable Development
Georgia Marunic, Chloe Lau, Willibald Ruch, Annamaria Di Fabio and Donald H. Saklofske
12. Perfectionism as a Critical Disadvantage for Sustainable Development in Organizational Contexts
Donald H. Saklofske, Annamaria Di Fabio, Andrea Svicher and Martin M. Smith
13. Job Crafting for Sustainable Career Development
Ana Laguía, Juan A. Moriano and Gabriela Topa
