1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911020465103321

Autore

Pryce-Jones Jessica

Titolo

Happiness at work : maximizing your psychological capital for success / / Jessica Pryce-Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-282-48218-1

9786612482182

0-470-66684-6

0-470-66683-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Disciplina

158.7

Soggetti

Job satisfaction

Employees - Attitudes

Success in business

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

Happiness at Work: Maximizing Your Psychological Capital For Success; Contents; Prologue; Acknowledgments; 1: Why Happiness at Work? Why Now?; 2: The Research Journey; 3: Contribution from the Inside-Out; 4: Contribution from the Outside-In; 5: Conviction; 6: Culture; 7: Commitment; 8: Confidence; 9: Pride, Trust, and Recognition; 10: Achieving Your Potential; Happiness at Work: A Conclusion; What Next?; References; Dramatis Personae; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Sharing the results of her four-year research journey in simple, jargon-free language, Pryce-Jones exposes the secrets of being happy at work.Focuses on what happiness really means in a work context and why it matters to individuals and organisations in both human and financial termsEquips readers with the information, knowledge and skills to make the most of the nearly 100,000 hours that they'll spend at work over a lifetimeDemystifies psychological research through a fascinating array of  anecdotes, case studies, and interviews from people in the trenches of the working world