It is very easy for organizations to ignore or overlook the impact of social and commercial change-of increased pressure to deliver profit (above all else) and of transformation in the ways in which we are now working-on the mental health and, consequently, the performance of their employees. And yet there is plenty of evidence that in many workplaces, performance is down, stress is up and professional employees are struggling to balance their home and work lives. This collection, while looking at individuals, places the spotlight on organizational initiatives to support the development of attitudes, values, character and behaviors in employees. The aim of these initiatives is to increase our resilience to those experiences and events which impact on performance. There is a particular focus on managerial and professional jobs where employee discretion and commitment are critical. The Fulfilling Workplace extends the themes developed in early titles in the Psychological and Behavioral Aspects of Risk Series deeper into organizations; to explore the organization's role in coming to grips both with human frailties and toxic workplaces-both destructive to individual and organizational health.
Author Biography:
Ronald Burke's work has focused on the relationship between the work environment and individual and organizational health. He was Founding Editor of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences and has served on editorial boards of more than a dozen journals. He has served as Director of the PhD Program at Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, and as Associate Dean for Research. Cary L. Cooper, CBE, is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University, England. He is Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior and Editor in Chief of the medical journal Stress & Health. He is Fellow of the Academy of Management, Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the Royal College of Physicians. He is currently Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences. In 2001, Cary was awarded a CBE by the Queen for his contribution to organizational health. He was the lead scientist on the UK government's Foresight project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing. Ronald J. Burke, Arnold B. Bakker, Wido G.M. Oerlemans, Lieke L. ten Brummelhuis, Evangelia Demerouti, Clive J. Fullagar, Adrian Furnham, Fred O. Walumba, Amanda L. Christensen, Christina G.L. Nerstad, Glyn C. Roberts, Astrid M. Richardsen, Richard E. Boyatzis, Roy Lubit, Jill Flint-Taylor, Ivan T. Robertson, Paul Fairlie, Robert L. Dipboye, Barbara A. Fritzsche, Lindsay Dhanani, Vicki J. Magley, Louise F. Fitzgerald, Jan Salisbury, Fritz Drasgow, Michael J. Zickar, Amanda Griffiths, Alec Knight, Nor Diana Mohd Mahudin, Sharon Clarke, Sara Guediri, Elinor O'Connor, Mark S. Schwartz, Fikry W. Isaac, Scott C. Ratzan.
