{"product_id":"occupational-health-psychology-isbn-9781854333278","title":"Occupational Health Psychology","description":"This book contains an overview of research into stress in the workplace and also provides a practical framework for which both students and managers can develop their skills and knowledge to implement effective intervention strategies in organisations.  1. Introduction. \u003cp\u003e2. What is stress?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Stress reactions and sources of stress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.Addendum: Interventions.\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book is good in every way. It addresses its subject fairly and squarely in a literary style that neither overwhelms nor patronises. It offers a balance of pragmatic application and robust theory. It is well 'signposted' for easy access.\" \u003ci\u003eJulie Hyde, Professional Manager, November 2001.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMarc J. Schabracq\u003c\/b\u003e teaches courses on work and health psychology at the University of Amsterdam and is a consultant in human aspects of production and change to both profit and non-profit organisations. He is well known as an author of 17 scholarly books and over 100 articles as well as media appearances and a novelist. Together with Cary Cooper and Jacques Winnubst, he is also editor on the internationally known \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Work and Health Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e, published by John Wiley.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCary C. Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at the Manchester School of Management, UMIST. He has authored over 80 books and 300 scholarly articles on different aspects of occupational health in general and stress in particular, and is a frequent contributor to the media. He is founding editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Organisational Behaviour,\u003c\/i\u003e co-editor of \u003ci\u003eStress Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Management Review.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a Fellow of the BPS, the Royal Society of Arts, the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal Society of Health. Currently, Professor Cooper is President of the British Academy of Management, a Companion of the Institute of Management and a Fellow of the American Academy of Management.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheryl Travers\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the Business School, Loughborough University, where she has held several post the most recent being Director of Doctoral Training. Her research interests and publication are various: occupational stress, management of change, women in management, and the impact of personality type on adaptation to work. She acts as a Consultant in most areas of management development, in particular, stress management and the management of change, to clients in both the public and the private sectors. She is co-author with Cary Cooper, of \u003ci\u003eTeachers Under Pressure: Stress in the Teaching Profession,\u003c\/i\u003e published by Routledge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid J. van Maanen\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychologist and business administration consultant on the implementation of change in both profit and non-profit organisations. His work includes coaching managers and teams in goal-setting and realising change. He also teaches the subject of organisational health to post-graduates in the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e  Constant and rapid change, which is a characteristic of all organizations today, demands that, as workers, we develop the ability to anticipate and adapt to change whilst minimising stress and disruption. 'Survival of the fittest' is no longer the rule but rather 'survival of the fitting'. This book is about developing this ability to adapt, both at an individual and an organizational level and, in the process, developing more effective organizational and personal resources and skill.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt an individual level, the negative effects of stress are various: loss of creativity and effectiveness, loss of work motivation and pleasure, and various psychological and physical complaints.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor organizations, the effects of high levels of stress are just as concerning:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elower productivity and poorer quality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efailing communication and conflict\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehigh turnover of well-qualified employees\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehigh costs of sick leave and work disability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enegative public relations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eStress is a valuable indicator of individual and organizational health and well being. This book outlines a 7-stage project management approach to stress which identifies both personal and organizational sources of stress and examines the different ways in which individuals characteristically react, whilst an extensive Addendum offers a range of positive interventions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is intended as a textbook for HR professionals, consultants and line managers as well as individual employees interested in tackling stress in the workplace. The highly structured approach and the frequent use of Self-Assessment Questionnaires and Points for Reflection make this book a valuable teaching and self-learning tool. Above all, it is a practical guide to the problems of workplace stress.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989707669733,"sku":"NP9781854333278","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781854333278.jpg?v=1761785190","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/occupational-health-psychology-isbn-9781854333278","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}