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The Individual in the Changing Working Life

Author : Katharina Naswall

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 464 pages

File Size : 34,75 MB

Release : 2010-12-02

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 9780521182904

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Working life has been the subject of great change in recent years with contemporary conditions generally providing increased opportunities and autonomy for individuals. But these benefits can coincide with greater demands and responsibilities, increasing the pressure to work outside of traditional working hours and so creating conflict between work and family life. This book contributes towards our understanding of contemporary working life, considering how recent changes have affected the work climates, attitudes and well-being of individuals. Combining traditional theoretical frameworks with innovative research, it discusses both the positive and negative effects contemporary working life has on organizations and employees. International experts in the fields of work and organizational psychology present strategies to prevent negative working conditions and help individuals achieve a healthy work-life balance.



The Psychology of Organizational Change

Author : Shaul Oreg

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 351 pages

File Size : 22,16 MB

Release : 2013-04-18

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1107020093

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This volume examines organizational change from the employee's perspective.



Work and Life Integration

Author : Ellen Ernst Kossek

Publisher : Psychology Press

Page : 680 pages

File Size : 41,18 MB

Release : 2004-12-13

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1135622809

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Work-family researchers have had much success in encouraging both organizations and individuals to recognize the importance of achieving greater balance in life. Work and Life Integration addresses the intersect between work, life, and family in new and interesting ways. It discusses current challenges in dealing with work-life integration issues and sets the stage for future research agendas. The book enlightens the research community and informs the public debates on how workplaces can be made more family sensitive by providing contributions from psychologists, sociologists, and economists who have not shied away from asserting the policy implications of their findings. This text appeals to both practitioners and academics interested in seeking ways to create meaningful lives.



Changing Working Life and the Appeal of the Extreme Right

Author : Dr Jörg Flecker

Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Page : 292 pages

File Size : 42,24 MB

Release : 2012-10-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1409462919

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This book investigates the interplay of the recent transformation of working life and the growing appeal of political right-wing populism and extremism in Europe. It explores the individual and collective reactions and the strategies people develop in order to come to terms with socio-economic change. It raises the question of whether, and to what extent, changes in the employment system and in working life contribute to making people receptive to xenophobia, nationalism and racism. Based on an eight country study using both quantitative and qualitative research methods, this volume makes a significant contribution to the deeper understanding of the subjective reactions to socio-economic change and its political reverberations.



Better Work

Author : Monique Kremer

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 209 pages

File Size : 22,55 MB

Release : 2021-11-13

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 303078682X

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This Open Access book provides a thorough analysis of the quality of work in the Netherlands, and suggests policy proposals to promote and facilitate good work for more people. New technology, flexibilization and the intensification of work will have significant consequences for all those who will still have jobs in the future, and – much less studied so far – for the quality of their work. Good work is essential for general well-being: for the individual’s quality of life, for the economy and for society. Good work for everyone should therefore be seen as an important aspiration for companies, institutions, social partners and governments. An essential read for an international audience of academics in the field of the sociology of work, labor economics and social policy, as well as for policymakers and researchers of trade unions, and representatives of other social movements.



Work-Life Integration

Author : Suzan Lewis

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 188 pages

File Size : 48,69 MB

Release : 2005-05-05

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0470013141

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Developments in IT and communication technology, coupled with the global 24 hour market, have led to boundaries between work and personal life becoming ever more blurred, while work/life policies and practice struggle to keep up. This book aims to challenge traditional thinking on work life balance, and to explore different ways of promoting change at many levels. It provides a historical overview of the topic, critiques contemporary approaches and offers creative ideas for integrating work and personal life in local, national and global contexts.



Work, Subjectivity and Learning

Author : Stephen Billett

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 11,74 MB

Release : 2007-06-03

Category : Education

ISBN : 1402053606

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Book Description

This book focuses on relations among subjectivity, work and learning that represent a point of convergence for diverse disciplinary traditions and practices. There are contributions from leading scholars in the field. They provide emerging perspectives that are elaborating the complex relations among subjectivity, work and learning, and circumstances in which they are played out.



Organizational Change

Author : Maria Vakola

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 195 pages

File Size : 10,82 MB

Release : 2018-04-27

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1315386089

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Organizational change is a reality of 21st-century working life, but what psychological effects does it have on individual workers, and what coping strategies can be used to mediate its impact? In today’s turbulent work and career environment, employees are required not only to accept changes as passive recipients, but to proactively initiate changes and demonstrate attitudes, behaviours and skills valued by current employers. As a result, organizational psychologists, both researchers and practitioners, have had to acknowledge and understand the myriad of challenges faced by employees as a result of organizational change. In this important new book, an international range of prominent scholars examine the key psychological issues around organizational change at the individual level, including: health and well-being stress and emotional regulation performance and leadership attitudes and implications for the psychological contract Analyzing and presenting the impact of organizational change, and possible coping strategies to successfully manage change, the volume is ideal for students and researchers of work and organizational psychology, business and management and HRM.



Protecting Youth at Work

Author : National Research Council and Institute of Medicine

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 335 pages

File Size : 26,66 MB

Release : 1998-12-18

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0309064139

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In Massachusetts, a 12-year-old girl delivering newspapers is killed when a car strikes her bicycle. In Los Angeles, a 14-year-old boy repeatedly falls asleep in class, exhausted from his evening job. Although children and adolescents may benefit from working, there may also be negative social effects and sometimes danger in their jobs. Protecting Youth at Work looks at what is known about work done by children and adolescents and the effects of that work on their physical and emotional health and social functioning. The committee recommends specific initiatives for legislators, regulators, researchers, and employers. This book provides historical perspective on working children and adolescents in America and explores the framework of child labor laws that govern that work. The committee presents a wide range of data and analysis on the scope of youth employment, factors that put children and adolescents at risk in the workplace, and the positive and negative effects of employment, including data on educational attainment and lifestyle choices. Protecting Youth at Work also includes discussions of special issues for minority and disadvantaged youth, young workers in agriculture, and children who work in family-owned businesses.



Work Without Boundaries

Author : Michael Allvin

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 4 pages

File Size : 38,65 MB

Release : 2011-03-21

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1119996236

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Drawing on more than a decade of inter-disciplinary research, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the available theories, concepts, data and research on new work organizations and the concept of ‘work without boundaries’. Explores a concept of work that is not restricted by traditional organizational rules like regular office hours, a single workplace, fixed procedures and limited responsibility Provides a comprehensive overview of the available theories, concepts, data and research on new work organizations Examines the shift of power away from organizations to make individuals accountable for their own employability and work Draws on over a decade of original research into ‘work without boundaries’ in which the authors are key authorities Brings together organization theory and work psychology with scholarship from related fields including sociology, social psychology, cognition and psychobiology