Handbook of research on stress and well-being in the public sector / edited by Ronald J. Burke (Formerly Professor Emeritus, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada), Silvia Pignata (Senior Lecturer, STEM Unit, University of South Australia, Australia)

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Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Research Handbooks in Business and Management Ser | Research handbooks in business and management seriesPublisher: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2020Description: 1 online resource (340 Seiten)ISBN:

9781788970358

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Additional physical formats: 9781788970341 | Erscheint auch als: Handbook of research on stress and well-being in the public sector. Druck-Ausgabe. Paperback edition. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021. xviii, 322 SeitenRVK: RVK: CW 4500 | CW 3000 | QQ 000 | QP 413LOC classification:

HF5548.85

DOI: DOI: 10.4337/9781788970358Online resources:

Summary: This timely Handbook addresses the concepts of stress and well-being among workers in various public sector roles and occupations across the globe. Emphasizing the importance of well-being and stress prevention initiatives in ever-changing workplace environments, this Handbook highlights successful organizational initiatives and provides insight into best practice for promoting healthy employees and workplaces. Containing contributions from leading international experts in their respective fields, the contributors hope that this multi-disciplinary Handbook will help to enhance the health and well-being of public sector employees.Summary: Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- PART I INTRODUCTION -- 1. Introducing the collection -- 2. Increasing well-being of workers in the public sector: research and practice -- 3. Trade unions and stress at work: the evolving responses and politics of health and safety strategies in the case of the United Kingdom -- 4. Psychosocial factors and worker health: comparisons between private and public sectors in Australia -- PART II STRESS AND WELL-BEING IN VARIOUS PUBLIC SECTOR OCCUPATIONS -- 5. Stress and well-being of first responders -- 6. Managing boredom and motivation: the unusual case of stress in firefighting -- 7. Nurses' experiences of workplace mistreatment -- 8. Emotions in nursing -- 9. The impact of emotional intelligence on daily work life -- 10. Stress and well-being in prison officers -- 11. Well-being in academic employees - a benchmarking approach -- 12. Stress, well-being and aging in the Italian banking sector: evidence and future perspectives -- PART III CASE STUDIES OF EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE -- 13. Applications of psychological capital in the public sector -- 14. The benefits of individual proactive and adaptive performance: an organizational learning perspective -- 15. Building a health and safety culture: actions, commitment, and perceptions -- 16. An organizational perspective on well-being in the health sector: a focus on leadership, systems, and culture -- PART IV ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES AND CHANGING WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS -- 17. Developing nurse leaders for well-being and performance -- 18. Introducing a National Well-being Service for emergency responders in the United Kingdom -- 19. Occupational health and safety: in crisis, or in charge? -- 20. Stress in Australian universities: initiatives to enhance well-being -- Index.PPN: PPN: 1698668821Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EWE | ZDB-1-EEM | ZDB-77-ECB | ZDB-77-EEC | ZDB-77-ESH

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