Organisational Interventions For Work Stress

Author : Caroline Biron,Maria Karanika-Murray,Cary L. Cooper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781848720565

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Improving Organizational Interventions for Stress and Well-being by Caroline Biron,Maria Karanika-Murray,Cary L. Cooper Pdf

This book brings together a number of experts in the field of organizational interventions for stress and well-being, and discusses the importance of process and context issues to the success or failure of such interventions. The book explores how context and process can be incorporated into program evaluation, providing examples of how this can be done, and offers insights that aim to improve working life. Although there is a substantial body of research supporting a causal relationship between working conditions and employee stress and well-being, information on how to develop effective strategies to reduce or eliminate psychosocial risks in the workplace is much more scarce, ambiguous and inconclusive. Indeed, researchers in this field have so far attempted to evaluate the effectiveness of organizational interventions to improve workers' health and well-being, but little attention has been paid to the strategies and processes likely to enhance or undermine interventions. The focus of this volume will help to overcome this qualitative-quantitative divide. This book discusses conceptual developments, practical applications, and methodological issues in the field. As such it is suitable for students, practitioners and researchers in the fields of organizational psychology and clinical psychology, as well as human resources management, health & safety, medicine, occupational health, risk management and public health.

Author : Maria Karanika-Murray,Caroline Biron
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9789401798679

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Derailed Organizational Interventions for Stress and Well-Being by Maria Karanika-Murray,Caroline Biron Pdf

Providing an overview of researchers' and practitioners’ “confessions” on the fascinating phenomenon of failed or derailed organizational health and well-being interventions and contextualizing these confessions is the aim of this innovative volume. Organizational intervention failures, paradoxes and unexpected consequences can offer a lot of rich and extremely useful practical lessons on intervention design and implementation and possibly on the design of future research on organizational interventions. This volume presents lessons learned from derailed interventions and provides possible solutions to those tasked with implementing interventions. It provides an open, practical and solutions-focused account of researchers' and practitioners' experiences in implementing organizational interventions for health and well-being.

Author : Tom Cox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Industrial hygiene
ISBN : 0717618684

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Organisational Interventions for Work Stress by Tom Cox Pdf

Author : Steve Harvey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Employees
ISBN : 2896310851

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Organizational Interventions and Mental Health in the Workplace by Steve Harvey Pdf

1. Introduction. 1.1. Organization of report; 1.2. Preparation of the report -- 2. Conceptual framework. 2.1. Occupational stress and mental health; 2.2. Stressors (stress agents); 2.3. Stress; 2.4. Strain; 2.5. Moderators -- 3. Method: literature search. 3.1. Analysis -- 4. Results of literature search. 4.1. Frameworks; 4.2. Process frameworks; 4.3. Content frameworks; 4.4. Evidence-based framework; 4.5. Effectiveness of intervention strategies -- 5. Recommendations and conclusions. 5.1. Research needed; 5.2. Research measurement and design; 5.3. Practice issues for organizations; 5.4. Issues for research excellence -- References -- Appendix I: Symposium participants.

Author : Steve Harvey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Employees
ISBN : 2896310843

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Organizational Interventions and Mental Health in the Workplace by Steve Harvey Pdf

1. Introduction. 1.1. Organization of report; 1.2. Preparation of the report -- 2. Conceptual framework. 2.1. Occupational stress and mental health; 2.2. Stressors (stress agents); 2.3. Stress; 2.4. Strain; 2.5. Moderators -- 3. Method: literature search. 3.1. Analysis -- 4. Results of literature search. 4.1. Frameworks; 4.2. Process frameworks; 4.3. Content frameworks; 4.4. Evidence-based framework; 4.5. Effectiveness of intervention strategies -- 5. Recommendations and conclusions. 5.1. Research needed; 5.2. Research measurement and design; 5.3. Practice issues for organizations; 5.4. Issues for research excellence -- References -- Appendix I: Symposium participants.

Author : Kajal A. Sharma,Cary L. Cooper,D.M. Pestonjee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000317633

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Organizational Stress Around the World by Kajal A. Sharma,Cary L. Cooper,D.M. Pestonjee Pdf

Stress is defined as a feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize. It can occur due to environmental issues, such as a looming work deadline, or psychological, for example, persistent worry about familial problems. While the acute response to life-threatening circumstances can be life-saving, research reveals that the body’s stress response is largely similar when it reacts to less threatening but chronically present stressors such as work overload, deadline pressures and family conflicts. It is proffered that chronic activation of stress response in the body can lead to several pathological changes such as elevated blood pressure, clogging of blood vessels, anxiety, depression, and addiction. Organizational Stress Around the World: Research and Practice aims to present a sound theoretical and empirical basis for understanding the evolving and changing nature of stress in contemporary organizations. It presents research that expands theory and practice by addressing real-world issues, across cultures and by providing multiple perspectives on organizational stress and research relevant to different occupational settings and cultures. Personal, occupational, organizational, and societal issues relevant to stress identification along with management techniques/approach to confront stress and its associated problems at individual and organizational level are also explored. It will be of value to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students interested in stress management research.

Author : A. Weinberg,V. Sutherland,C. Cooper
Publisher : Springer
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230203938

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Organizational Stress Management by A. Weinberg,V. Sutherland,C. Cooper Pdf

Including practical advice on how to conduct a stress audit and how to target stress 'hot spots' within an organization, Organizational Stress Management provides a fresh strategic model for the manager concerned with the negative effects stress can have both on company performance and the quality of life of individuals at work.

Author : Tom Cox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Industrial hygiene
ISBN : 0717618382

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Organisational Interventions for Work Stress by Tom Cox Pdf

Author : Caroline Biron,Ronald J. Burke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317158530

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Creating Healthy Workplaces by Caroline Biron,Ronald J. Burke Pdf

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.

Author : Karina Nielsen,Andrew Noblet
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781315410470

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Organizational Interventions for Health and Well-being by Karina Nielsen,Andrew Noblet Pdf

This important new collection provides not only a comprehensive overview of how organizational interventions can improve health and well-being in the workplace - addressing its causes rather than the symptoms - but also the practical issues faced in their design, implementation and evaluation. Drawing on a range of case studies and empirical investigations, it is the first book to seriously examine each element of the intervention process, and to recognize the individual, group, leader and organizational factors that researchers should consider. The authors describe the various challenges to such collaborative processes, as well as the specific methods and tools that can be used in response. Each chapter offers practical, evidence-based guidance. Featuring a final section examining new directions and approaches in organizational intervention research, the book features contributions from some of the leading international researchers in the field. It will be essential reading for any researcher or practitioner interested in the practical issues involved in improving the organization, design and management of the contemporary workplace.

Author : Lawrence R. Murphy
Publisher : Amer Psychological Assn
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1557982813

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Job Stress Interventions by Lawrence R. Murphy Pdf

Downsizing, reorganization, global competition, and constantly changing technology are some of the sources for job stress in the US workforce. Here, 27 empirical studies present models for intervening both at the individual level and the organizational and policy level. They investigate topics including stress management training, the promotion of coping strategies among unemployed workers, post-traumatic stress, and policy and legislation issues such as workers' compensation claims. This is the third of three books derived from a 1992 national conference titled Stress in the '90s: A Changing Workforce in a Changing Workplace. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Teresa Mendonça McIntyre,Scott E. McIntyre,David J. Francis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319530536

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Educator Stress by Teresa Mendonça McIntyre,Scott E. McIntyre,David J. Francis Pdf

This book brings together the most current thinking and research on educator stress and how education systems can support quality teachers and quality education. It adopts an occupational health perspective to examine the problem of educator stress and presents theory-driven intervention strategies to reduce stress load and support educator resilience and healthy school organizations. The book provides an international perspective on key challenges facing educators such as teacher stress, teacher retention, training effective teachers, teacher accountability, cyber-bullying in schools, and developing healthy school systems. Divided into four parts, the book starts out by introducing and defining the problem of educator stress internationally and examining educator stress in the context of school, education system, and education policy factors. Part I includes chapters on educator mental health and well-being, stress-related biological vulnerabilities, the relation of stress to teaching self-efficacy, turnover in charter schools, and the role of culture in educator stress. Part II reviews the main conceptual models that explain educator stress while applying an occupational health framework to education contexts which stresses the role of organizational factors, including work organization and work practices. It ends with a proposal of a dynamic integrative theory of educator stress, which highlights the changing nature of educator stress with time and context. Part III starts with the definition of what constitute healthy school organizations as a backdrop to the following chapters which review the application of occupational health psychology theories and intervention approaches to reducing educator stress, promoting teacher resources and developing healthy school systems. Chapters include interventions at the individual, individual-organizational interface and organizational levels. Part III ends with a chapter addressing cyber-bullying, a new challenge affecting schools and teachers. Part IV discusses the implications for research, practice and policy in education, including teacher training and development. In addition, it presents a review of methodological issues facing researchers on educator stress and identifies future trends for research on this topic, including the use of ecological momentary assessment in educator stress research. The editors’ concluding comments reflect upon the application of an occupational health perspective to advance research, practice and policy directed at reducing stress in educators, and promoting teacher and school well-being.

Author : Katharine R. Parkes,Timothy J. Sparkes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Job stress
ISBN : 0717616258

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Organizational Interventions to Reduce Work Stress by Katharine R. Parkes,Timothy J. Sparkes Pdf

This report reviews the literature on organizational interventions designed to reduce work-related stress. The initial section sets out a model of occupational stress, and contrasts two approaches to stress reduction: individual stress management techniques intended to enhance individuals' ability to cope with stress; and organizational interventions intended to change the work situation, thus reducing the stressors to which employees are exposed.

Author : Julian Barling,E. Kevin Kelloway,Michael R. Frone
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781452214856

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Handbook of Work Stress by Julian Barling,E. Kevin Kelloway,Michael R. Frone Pdf

Questions about the causes or sources of work stress have been the subject of considerable research, as well as public fascination, for several decades. Earlier interest in this issue focused on the question of whether some jobs are simply more inherently stressful than others. Other questions that soon emerged asked whether some individuals were more prone to stress than others. The Handbook of Work Stress focuses primarily on identifying the different sources of work stress across different contexts and individuals.

Author : J. Cranwell-Ward,A. Abbey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230522800

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Organizational Stress by J. Cranwell-Ward,A. Abbey Pdf

This book provides a sound understanding of stress from organizational, managerial and individual perspectives. It is an ideal guide for managers, HR and OH professionals with responsibility for stress management. In order to remain competitive, avoid risk, and be employers of choice, organisations must discover the causes of stress and mitigate them, formulate robust policies and procedures, create an appropriate culture and climate, and support stressed individuals. This book acts as a handbook for all aspects of managing stress. It includes latest cutting-edge thinking developed at Henley Management College and up to date examples and case studies.