Description
Book SynopsisWorkplace Wellbeing introduces both practitioners and psychologists to the principles of a psychologically healthy workplace. It combines theoretical, research-based, and best practice evidence to create a unifying framework through which to examine healthy workplaces.
Trade Review“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)
Table of ContentsAbout 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
