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OverviewThis book is among the best on stress and its organizational consequences. It is based on papers presented at the Seventh Annual Applied Behavioral Science Symposium. The editors and most of the contributors are academic specialists on stress. The major theme of the book is that stress has negative, and sometimes positive, personal and organizational consequences. On the positive side, stress--perceived as challenge--may arouse performance-enhancing responses; but stress may also induce withdrawal, absenteeism, and poor performance. . . . An excellent preface and introductory chapter by the editors lay the groundwork for the essays that follow in this clearly written and perceptively argued anthology. The volume is valuable to practitioners and to students and teachers of industrial sociology or psychology as well as business administration. Choice 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: A. W. Riley , Stephen J. ZaccaroPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.597kg ISBN: 9780275922818ISBN 10: 0275922812 Pages: 287 Publication Date: 16 June 1987 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsStress, 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 IndexReviews?This book is among the best on stress and its organizational consequences. It is based on papers presented at the Seventh Annual Applied Behavioral Science Symposium. The editors and most of the contributors are academic specialists on stress. The major theme of the book is that stress has negative, and sometimes positive, personal and organizational consequences. On the positive side, stress--perceived as challenge--may arouse performance-enhancing responses; but stress may also induce withdrawal, absenteeism, and poor performance. The causes of stress lie at the individual level (people react differently), and in the demands of tasks, work group relations, and organizational features. However, employee assistance programs, the typical form of aid in dealing with employee stress, focus almost exclusively on the individual. Organizational causes are largely neither acknowledged by employers nor reflected in assistance programs. This is unfortunate in light of the increasing evidence that workplace characteristics (e.g., boring work, role ambiguity, hierarchical stifling of workers' views and initiative) are major cases of stress. An excellent preface and introductory chapter by the editors lay the groundwork for the essays that follow in this clearly written and perceptively argued anthology. The volume is valuable to practitioners and to students and teachers of industrial sociology or psychology as well as business administration.?-Choice ?This book is among the best on stress and its organizational consequences. It is based on papers presented at the Seventh Annual Applied Behavioral Science Symposium. The editors and most of the contributors are academic specialists on stress. The major theme of the book is that stress has negative, and sometimes positive, personal and organizational consequences. On the positive side, stress--perceived as challenge--may arouse performance-enhancing responses; but stress may also induce withdrawal, absenteeism, and poor performance. The causes of stress lie at the individual level (people react differently), and in the demands of tasks, work group relations, and organizational features. However, employee assistance programs, the typical form of aid in dealing with employee stress, focus almost exclusively on the individual. Organizational causes are largely neither acknowledged by employers nor reflected in assistance programs. This is unfortunate in light of the increasing evidence that workplace characteristics (e.g., boring work, role ambiguity, hierarchical stifling of workers' views and initiative) are major cases of stress. An excellent preface and introductory chapter by the editors lay the groundwork for the essays that follow in this clearly written and perceptively argued anthology. The volume is valuable to practitioners and to students and teachers of industrial sociology or psychology as well as business administration.?-Choice This book is among the best on stress and its organizational consequences. It is based on papers presented at the Seventh Annual Applied Behavioral Science Symposium. The editors and most of the contributors are academic specialists on stress. The major theme of the book is that stress has negative, and sometimes positive, personal and organizational consequences. On the positive side, stress--perceived as challenge--may arouse performance-enhancing responses; but stress may also induce withdrawal, absenteeism, and poor performance. The causes of stress lie at the individual level (people react differently), and in the demands of tasks, work group relations, and organizational features. However, employee assistance programs, the typical form of aid in dealing with employee stress, focus almost exclusively on the individual. Organizational causes are largely neither acknowledged by employers nor reflected in assistance programs. This is unfortunate in light of the increasing evidence that workplace characteristics (e.g., boring work, role ambiguity, hierarchical stifling of workers' views and initiative) are major cases of stress. An excellent preface and introductory chapter by the editors lay the groundwork for the essays that follow in this clearly written and perceptively argued anthology. The volume is valuable to practitioners and to students and teachers of industrial sociology or psychology as well as business administration. -Choice Author InformationANNE 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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