Well-being : productivity and happiness at work

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Well-being : productivity and happiness at work

Sheena Johnson, Ivan Robertson, Cary L. Cooper

Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Description

This book is the second edition of Well-being: Productivity and Happiness at Work that shows how to improve well-being in organizations. As with its predecessor, this new edition is remarkably timely. It explores the latest findings in the research on wellbeing and offers practical guidelines to the reader on how to promote well-being, productivity and happiness at work High levels of well-being at work are good for the employee and the organization. It means lower sickness-absence levels, better retention and more satisfied customers. People with higher levels of well-being live longer, pursue happier lives and are easier to work with. This updated edition provides an extensive overview of resilience at work and how this affects wellbeing. It introduces new topics such as what organizations need to consider about wellbeing in the context of an ageing workforce. It provides new case studies that have been conducted in the last few years including a case study on health and wellbeing in the Civil Service.

Table of Contents

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

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  • NCID
    BB2523033X
  • ISBN
    • 9783319625478
  • LCCN
    2017950683
  • Country Code
    sz
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cham
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix, 213 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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