Creating Healthy Workplaces : Stress Reduction, Improved Well-being, and Organizational Effectiveness.
Title:
Creating Healthy Workplaces : Stress Reduction, Improved Well-being, and Organizational Effectiveness.
Author:
Biron, Caroline.
ISBN:
9781409443117
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (384 pages)
Series:
Psychological and Behavioural Aspects of Risk
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Improving Individual and Organizational Health -- Part 1 Creating Healthy Workplaces: Models and Approaches -- 2 The WHO Global Approach to Protecting and Promoting Health at Work -- 3 Work and the Dynamics of Development: An Integrated Model -- 4 ACT: A Third Wave Behavioural-Cognitive Approach to Creating Healthy Workplaces -- Part 2 Work-Life Balance and Physical Health Interventions -- 5 Improving Employee Health and Work-Life Balance: -- 6 A Worksite Wellness Programme for Reducing Cardiovascular Risks -- 7 Effects of Workplace-based Physical Exercise Interventions -- 8 Services Vouchers: Tools to Prevent Stress and Enhance Well-being -- Part 3 Civility, Engagement and Participation -- 9 Civility, Respect and Engagement in the Workplace (CREW) -- 10 CREW as a Work Engagement Intervention -- 11 Participative Climate as a Key for Creating Healthy Workplaces -- Part 4 Leadership Interventions -- 12 Transformational Leadership Training for Managers -- 13 How Positive Psychology and Appreciative Inquiry Can Help Leaders Create Healthy Workplaces -- Part 5 Implementing Interventions -- 14 Interventions to Prevent Mental Health Problems at Work -- 15 Implementation of an Organizational Intervention on Quality of Life at Work -- 16 Merging Occupational Health, Safety and Health Promotion with Lean -- 17 eHealth Interventions for Organizations -- Conclusion: Positive vs. Stress Interventions - Does it Really Matter? -- Index.
Abstract:
The contributions in Creating Healthy Workplaces include a number of interventions that relate the efforts undertaken by researchers and organizations together, to reduce stress and improve the mental and physical health of employees through positive change initiatives. Those working in the field of occupational stress have received criticism that too much emphasis has been placed on negative issues and that positive initiatives have been largely ignored. With the growing influence of the positive movement, this book explores the implications of using a positive approach as opposed to a stress management one and compares the types of interventions they each require. From a positive perspective, there is a need to understand the characteristics of healthy, thriving, and flourishing people and organizations. This book explores the implications of using a positive approach as opposed to a stress management one. Some of the interventions described in Creating Healthy Workplaces target individuals and their attitudes and behaviours, others target workplace relationships, work units and the wider organization. Outcomes such as reduced occurrences of smoking, obesity, depression, elevated blood pressure, accidents and workplace injuries, presenteeism, absence and staff turnover are reported. The factors associated with the success of these interventions are identified and advice is given as to how interested individuals and organizations might proceed to develop worksite interventions on their own.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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