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This book presents research and best practice examples from the
Asia Pacific region to address the gap in global expertise on
psychosocial factors at work. It explores practices in the region
that promote healthy workplaces and workers by presenting research
from around the globe on issues such as telework, small and
medium-sized enterprises, disaster-struck areas, suicide
prevention, and workplace client violence. It discusses practical,
multidisciplinary efforts to address worker occupational health.
Further, it explores psychosocial risk and prevention, as well as
the significant role of cultural variations and practices in the
diverse range of countries covered.
This book presents research and best practice examples from the
Asia Pacific region to address the gap in global expertise on
psychosocial factors at work. It explores practices in the region
that promote healthy workplaces and workers by presenting research
from around the globe on issues such as telework, small and
medium-sized enterprises, disaster-struck areas, suicide
prevention, and workplace client violence. It discusses practical,
multidisciplinary efforts to address worker occupational health.
Further, it explores psychosocial risk and prevention, as well as
the significant role of cultural variations and practices in the
diverse range of countries covered.
The past several decades of rapid organizational change and global
economic activity beseech a fresh understanding of work conditions
and mental health across all nations and regions. This volume
addresses psychosocial factors at work, legislation, frameworks,
research innovations and common perceptions in the Asia Pacific
countries. It presents new research on psychosocial factors at work
from an Asia Pacific perspective, introducing exciting new research
on workaholism, bullying, work-life balance and conflict, work
demands classifications, and psychosocial safety climate. Insights
regarding workplace psychosocial factors, worker health and
well-being have evolved mainly within North American and European
cultural contexts and developed industrial countries. This state of
the art account of knowledge development in the Asia Pacific region
will stimulate new insights for researchers and policy makers to
improve the quality of workers’ lives worldwide. "This very
informative book highlights the significance and uniqueness of job
stress problems encountered by workers of different countries in
the Asia Pacific region. Occupational health researchers all around
the world will find this book a great inspiration for future
research." Yawen Cheng, ScD, Institute of Health Policy and
Management, Taiwan “Initiatives and interventions reported from
collaborative projects present useful hints for filling gaps in
policies and practices for managing psychosocial risk factors in
diverse work-life situations in the Asia Pacific region”. Dr.
Kazutaka Kogi, President, International Commission of Occupational
Health
The past several decades of rapid organizational change and global
economic activity beseech a fresh understanding of work conditions
and mental health across all nations and regions. This volume
addresses psychosocial factors at work, legislation, frameworks,
research innovations and common perceptions in the Asia Pacific
countries. It presents new research on psychosocial factors at work
from an Asia Pacific perspective, introducing exciting new research
on workaholism, bullying, work-life balance and conflict, work
demands classifications, and psychosocial safety climate. Insights
regarding workplace psychosocial factors, worker health and
well-being have evolved mainly within North American and European
cultural contexts and developed industrial countries. This state of
the art account of knowledge development in the Asia Pacific region
will stimulate new insights for researchers and policy makers to
improve the quality of workers' lives worldwide. "This very
informative book highlights the significance and uniqueness of job
stress problems encountered by workers of different countries in
the Asia Pacific region. Occupational health researchers all around
the world will find this book a great inspiration for future
research." Yawen Cheng, ScD, Institute of Health Policy and
Management, Taiwan "Initiatives and interventions reported from
collaborative projects present useful hints for filling gaps in
policies and practices for managing psychosocial risk factors in
diverse work-life situations in the Asia Pacific region". Dr.
Kazutaka Kogi, President, International Commission of Occupational
Health
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