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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141344403321

Autore

Donaldson-Feilder Emma

Titolo

Preventing stress in organizations : how to develop positive managers / / Emma Donaldson-Feilder, Joanna Yarker, and Rachel Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2011

ISBN

0-470-97813-9

1-119-99609-0

0-470-97812-0

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

YarkerJoanna

LewisRachel <1973->

Disciplina

158.72

Soggetti

Job stress

Job stress - Prevention

Executive ability

Management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why managing stress is important : the business, legal, and moral reasons -- How to manage work-related stress -- Developing a framework to promote positive manager behaviour -- Respectful and responsible : managing emotions and having integrity (Management Competency 1) -- Managing and communicating existing and future work (Management Competency 2) -- Managing the individual within the team (Management Competency 3) -- Reasoning/managing difficult situations (Management Competency 4) -- Overcoming barriers to positive manager behaviour -- Supporting managers to change their behaviour -- Is stress management just good management? -- The way forward.

Sommario/riassunto

Work-related stress represents a major challenge for organisations, yet little solid research or guidance is available on developing stress prevention management skills. This book fills this gap by presenting an accessible, evidence-based approach to preventing and reducing workplace stress.