Creating healthy work organizations

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Creating healthy work organizations

edited by Cary L. Cooper and Stephen Williams ; with a foreword by John Bowis

(Wiley series in work, well-being, and stress)

J. Wiley & Sons, c1994

  • : cloth

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Series editor: Cary L. Cooper

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This text highlights a number of positive case studies regarding the creation of healthy work organizations. The contributors concentrate particularly on examples from industry of stress reduction programmes in the workplace and other approaches to improving positive mental well-being at work. The cases reported are from some of the leading UK companies, illustrating major change interventions to create mentally healthy work environments for employees.

Table of Contents

  • The Costs of Healthy Work Organizations
  • Ways of Creating Healthy Work Organizations
  • Development of a Corporate Wellness Programme: Nestle UK Ltd
  • Positive Mental and Physical Health Screening at Work
  • Company Alcohol Policies: Practicalities and Problems
  • Developing a Company Mental Health Plan
  • An Organizational Stress Audit: BNR Europe
  • Managing Stress at Work: The ICI/Zeneca Pharmaceuticals Experience 1986-1993
  • Caring for the Carers: North Derbyshire Health Authority
  • Gaining Control Over the Work Environment
  • The Role of Employee Assistance Programmes
  • Conclusions to Creating Healthy Work Organizations.

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