Occupational Stress and Organizational Effectiveness

Overview

Occupational Stress and Organizational Effectiveness is one of the first books to view stress in the context of a systems orientation. This new book integrates major theoretical approaches towards occupational stress with specific applications of stress management techniques. Taking the position that stress need not be a disadvantage to an organization, the editors explore various stress management systems and how such systems can be used to the benefit of both employer and employees. Timely and comprehensive, ...

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Overview

Occupational Stress and Organizational Effectiveness is one of the first books to view stress in the context of a systems orientation. This new book integrates major theoretical approaches towards occupational stress with specific applications of stress management techniques. Taking the position that stress need not be a disadvantage to an organization, the editors explore various stress management systems and how such systems can be used to the benefit of both employer and employees. Timely and comprehensive, this volume is ideal for the industrial-organizational psychologist involved in human resources management. Health professionals and human resources directors will also find this book to be an excellent resource for indentifying and measuring stress in the workplace.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780275922818
  • Publisher: ABC-Clio, LLC
  • Publication date: 6/16/1987
  • Pages: 300
  • Product dimensions: 6.14 (w) x 9.21 (h) x 0.69 (d)

Meet the Author

ANNE W. RILEY is a research psychologist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

STEPHEN J. ZACCARO is a social/organizational psychologist in the Psychology Department at the Virginia Polytechnic Institue and State University.

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Table of Contents

Stress, Coping, and Organizational Effectiveness by Stephen J. Zaccaro and Anne W. Riley

Stress Measurement and Management in Organizations: Development and Current Status by Lawrence R. Murphy and Joseph J. Hurrell

The Experience and Management of Stress: Job and Organizational Determinants by Cary L. Cooper

The Themes of Social Psychological Stress in Work Organizations: From Roles to Goals by Terry A. Beehr

Person-Environment Fit in Organizations: Theories, Facts and Values by Robert D. Caplan

Managing Stress in Turbulent Times by Susan E. Jackson, Randall S. Schuler, and Donald J. Vredenburg

A Systems Assessment of Occupational Stress: Evaluating a Hotel During Contract Negotiations by Michael S. Neale, Jefferson A. Singer, and Gary E. Schwartz

Employee Assistance Programs and Organizational Stress by Steven C. Nahrwold

Innovations in Employee Assistance Programs: A Case Study at the Association of Flight Attendants by Barbara Feuer

Utility Analysis: A Primer and Application to Organizational Stress Interventions by Philip Bobko

Occupational Mental Health: A Continuum of Care by Robert H. Rosen

Bibliography

Index

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