Well-being: productivity and happiness at work

by Robertson, Ivan T.

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Title Statements

Full title :Well-being : productivity and happiness at work / Ivan Robertson and Cary Cooper.

Summary

High levels of psychological well-being amongst employees translate into good news for the organization - including lower sickness-absence levels, attraction and retention of talented people and more satisfied customers, clients or service users. People with higher levels of psychological well-being work better, live longer and have happier lives. Engagement and well-being can sustain each other and lead to a healthier and more productive organization - a win-win for employees and employer. This is a practically-orientated book giving sound advice and evidence-based guidance to organizations and individuals on how to improve and sustain employee well-being to realise its positive impact. It will be useful to HR, Occupational Health and managers in any organizational setting.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
Place of Publication:Basingstoke
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xv, 224 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780230306738, 023030673X, 1349321036, 9781349321032, 9786613124661, 6613124664
DOI:10.1057/9780230306738
oclc:ocn728642712
LC Classification:HD6955
Dewey Decimal:306.3/6

Part I: Why does well-being matter? -- For individuals -- For organisations -- Well-being and employee engagement -- Part II: What is well-being? -- Psychological well-being -- Measuring well-being -- Part III: What influences well-being? -- The whole person and psychological well-being -- Work and well-being -- Part IV: Getting the benefit -- Improving well-being -- Building personal resilience -- Improving well-being -- Building a healthy workplace -- Part V: Case studies.

Subjects

Aspects psychologiques Business and Management Management: leadership & motivation Milieu de travail Motivations Office & workplace Organizational theory & behaviour Personnel & human resources management POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy productivité Qualité de la vie au travail Quality of work life Satisfaction au travail SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture