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Wellbeing at Work in a Turbulent Era
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the physical and mental health challenges facing workers today, focusing particularly on the social, technological, and political consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Delving into core perceptions of work culture, chapters also map out ways of thinking about wellbeing at work in the future to make workplaces healthier and more productive.
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This book provides a comprehensive examination of the physical and mental health challenges facing workers today, focusing particularly on the social, technological, and political consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Delving into core perceptions of work culture, chapters also map out ways of thinking about wellbeing at work in the future to make workplaces healthier and more productive.
Presenting up-to-date research on how to improve wellbeing in the workplace, editors Paula Brough and Gail Kinman bring together leading international scholars to cover problems such as stress, burnout, workplace trauma, and boundary management. Contributing authors dissect complex factors in building a healthy and constructive workplace, including enhancing diversity and intersectionality; managing absenteeism and presenteeism; dealing with uncertainty during planned and emergent changes; and advancing digital technology. Special attention is paid to managing workers post-pandemic, considering increased working from home, and higher demand for services and support for mental health. The book also discusses changes in how the fundamental value of work is perceived and how it adds to, or detracts from, workers’ health and wellbeing.
Bringing together integrated approaches to managing wellbeing in the workplace, this book is an invaluable resource for researchers, scholars, and students in health psychology, occupational and business psychology, business and management, human resource management, organisational behaviour and occupational health.
Presenting up-to-date research on how to improve wellbeing in the workplace, editors Paula Brough and Gail Kinman bring together leading international scholars to cover problems such as stress, burnout, workplace trauma, and boundary management. Contributing authors dissect complex factors in building a healthy and constructive workplace, including enhancing diversity and intersectionality; managing absenteeism and presenteeism; dealing with uncertainty during planned and emergent changes; and advancing digital technology. Special attention is paid to managing workers post-pandemic, considering increased working from home, and higher demand for services and support for mental health. The book also discusses changes in how the fundamental value of work is perceived and how it adds to, or detracts from, workers’ health and wellbeing.
Bringing together integrated approaches to managing wellbeing in the workplace, this book is an invaluable resource for researchers, scholars, and students in health psychology, occupational and business psychology, business and management, human resource management, organisational behaviour and occupational health.
Critical Acclaim
‘International conflicts, societal and climate change, technological advances and, of course, the wake of Covid-19 have forced organizations and their employees to adapt and respond as never before. In this “turbulent” context, the volume edited by Professor Paula Brough and Professor Gail Kinman is a valuable guide to shaping organizational responses. In particular, the book provides a valuable focus on employee wellbeing and consideration of topics such as workplace trauma, managing work-nonwork relationships, diversity in the workplace and many others. For me, the value of the work is enhanced by the authors not merely documenting problems but considering the way forward. This future orientation makes the book a valuable addition to the libraries of all those concerned with employee wellbeing as we manage the challenges yet-to-come.’
– E. Kevin Kelloway, Saint Mary’s University, Canada
‘Brough and Kinman have assembled a stellar group of experts from academia and industry to explore the enduring impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employees. These experts share their informed views about how the massive disruption of society affected employee health and wellbeing and how it continues to this day.’
– Paul Spector, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, US
‘A contemporary contribution fusing wellbeing and volatile times, this book is a cutting-edge companion for those interested in wellbeing at work amidst digital transformation.’
– Tony Wall, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
‘Paula Brough and Gail Kinman have done an excellent job of exploring the impact of the pandemic on workplace wellbeing. They have put together a collection of important issues on the impact and change associated with employee health and wellbeing by leading academics. For all those who care about enhancing wellbeing at work, read this book!’
– Cary Cooper, University of Manchester, UK
– E. Kevin Kelloway, Saint Mary’s University, Canada
‘Brough and Kinman have assembled a stellar group of experts from academia and industry to explore the enduring impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employees. These experts share their informed views about how the massive disruption of society affected employee health and wellbeing and how it continues to this day.’
– Paul Spector, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, US
‘A contemporary contribution fusing wellbeing and volatile times, this book is a cutting-edge companion for those interested in wellbeing at work amidst digital transformation.’
– Tony Wall, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
‘Paula Brough and Gail Kinman have done an excellent job of exploring the impact of the pandemic on workplace wellbeing. They have put together a collection of important issues on the impact and change associated with employee health and wellbeing by leading academics. For all those who care about enhancing wellbeing at work, read this book!’
– Cary Cooper, University of Manchester, UK
