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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789150103321

Titolo

Creating healthy workplaces : stress reduction, improved well-being, and organizational effectiveness / / edited by Caroline Biron, Ronald J. Burke and Cary L. Cooper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington : , : Gower Pub., , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-315-57460-8

1-317-15853-9

1-317-15852-0

1-4094-4311-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Collana

Psychological and behavioral aspects of risk series

Altri autori (Persone)

BironCaroline

BurkeRonald J

Disciplina

658.3/12

Soggetti

Work environment - Psychological aspects

Job stress

Industrial safety

Organizational effectiveness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- About editors -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- Improving individual and organizational health : implementing and learning from interventions / Ronald J. Burke -- Creating healthy workplaces : models and approaches -- Work and the dynamics of development : an integrated model / Antonella Delle Fave and Marta Bassi -- The who global approach to protecting and promoting health at work / Evelyn Kortum -- ACT : a third wave behavioural-cognitive approach to creating healthy workplaces / Julie Ménard and Brent Beresford -- Work-life balance and physical health interventions -- Improving employee health and work-life balance: developing and validating a coaching-based able (achieving balance in life and employment) program / Arla Day, Lori Francis, Sonya Stevens, Joseph J. Hurrell, Jr. and Patrick McGrath -- A case study in the design, implementation, and evaluation of a worksite wellness program for



reducing cardiovascular risks / Douglas W. Roblin, Brandi E. Robinson, Stacey A. Benjamin -- Effects of workplace-based physical exercise interventions on cost associated with sickness absence and on productivity / Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz; Henna Hasson and Petra Lindfors -- Services vouchers : tools to prevent stress and enhance wellbeing / Nathalie Renaudin -- Civility, engagement, and participation -- Civility, respect, and engagement in the workplace (CREW) : creating organizational environments that work for all / Katerine Osatuke, Maureen Cash, Linda Belton, and Sue R. Dyrenforth -- Crew as a work engagement intervention / Michael Leiter -- Participative climate as a key for creating healthy workplaces / Keiko Seki Sakakibara, Hirono Ishikawa, Yoshihiko Yamazaki -- Leadership interventions -- Transformational leadership training for managersá : effects on employee well-being / Kevin Kelloway & Meghan Donohoe -- How positive psychology and appreciative inquiry can help leaders create healthy workplaces / Sarah Lewis -- Implementing interventions -- Interventions to prevent mental health problems at work : facilitating and hindering factors / Jauvin N., Bourbonnais R., Vézina M., Brisson C. and Hegg-Deloye, S. -- Implementing an organizational intervention on quality of life at work : key elements and reflections / Caroline Biron, France St-Hilaire and Jean-Pierre Brun -- Merging occupational health, safety and health promotion with lean : an integrated systems approach (the leanhealth project) / Terese Stenfors-Hayes, Henna Hasson, Hanna Augustsson, Helena Hvitfeldt Forsberg, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz -- Ehealth interventions for organizations - potential benefits and implementation challenges / Henna Hasson, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz, Karin Villaume, Dan Hasson -- Concluding remarks / Caroline Biron.

Sommario/riassunto

Creating Healthy Workplaces includes interventions that relate the efforts undertaken by researchers and organizations 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. This book delves into both the positive and the stress fields and compares the types of interventions each entail. Some of the interventions described target individuals and their at



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964827703321

Autore

Nhat Hanh, Thich

Titolo

Happiness : essential mindfulness practices / / Thich Nhat Hanh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA, : Parallax Press, 2009

ISBN

1-935209-02-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 159 pages)

Classificazione

OCC010000REL007020REL092000

Disciplina

294.34446

Soggetti

Religious life - Buddhism

Buddhism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Material for the practices in this book comes from How to Enjoy Your Stay in Plum Village, Chanting from the Heart, Present Moment, Wonderful Moment, and The World We Have, all published by Parallax Press, and unpublished dharma talks by Thich Nhat Hanh."

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Introduction; DAILY PRACTICES; EATING PRACTICES; PHYSICAL PRACTICES; RELATIONSHIP & COMMUNITY PRACTICES; EXTENDED PRACTICES; PRACTICING WITH CHILDREN; CONCLUSION; Copyright Page

Sommario/riassunto

Encouraging readers to be intelligent and skillful in their practice, this new collection by Thich Nhat Hanh outlines the essential steps by which we can all obtain real and lasting happiness. Each day, we perform the tasks of everyday life without thought or awareness ? walking, sitting, working, eating, driving, and much more. But Hanh points out that if we remain truly aware of our actions, no matter the task we're performing, we can stay engaged in our lives and better our outlook through mindfulness. This key practice is the foundation for this accessible, easy-to-understand volume,