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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The costs of stress and ill health to society are enormous. In
recent years, there has been an increasing focus on workplace
initiatives to reduce stress and improve individual resilience.
This volume brings chief medical officers, leading health
professionals and academics to present their views on innovations
in the field of stress and health.
Including practical advice on how to conduct a stress audit and
how to target stress 'hot spots' within an organization,
"Organizational Stress Management" provides a fresh strategic model
for the manager concerned with the negative effects stress can have
both on company performance and the quality of life of individuals
at work.
The authors offer an approach to leadership practice which is more
appropriate for the challenges of todays digitally networked
economy. They conclude that, contrary to popular opinion, the
practices proposed are not provoked by leadership education as they
are evoked from a deep emotional feel for leading and leadership.
A comprehensive collection by Professor Cary Cooper and his
colleagues in the field of workplace stress and wellbeing, which
draws on research in a number of areas including stress-strain
relationships, sources of workplace stress and stressful
occupations.
Split into two volumes, the chapters present a range of research
and theories linked to the field of occupational stress and
wellbeing. It charts the flow from concerns about specific
occupations to the widening of the concept of stress into the more
positive arena of wellbeing. By showing where we came from to where
we are now, we hope it will help to develop the field of
identifying and helping people who have to cope with the excessive
pressures of work in a more insecure and less stable economic
climate.
Volume 1
Theory and Reviews of Stress and Wellbeing
Stress-Strain Relationships
Sources of Workplace Stress
Stressful Occupations
Research Methods in Stress and Wellbeing
Volume 2
Stress Management
Stress and Wellbeing Issues
Work-life Balance
Wellbeing
A comprehensive collection by Professor Cary Cooper and his
colleagues in the field of workplace stress and wellbeing, which
draws on research in a number of areas including stress-strain
relationships, sources of workplace stress and stressful
occupations.
Split into two volumes, the chapters present a range of research
and theories linked to the field of occupational stress and
wellbeing. It charts the flow from concerns about specific
occupations to the widening of the concept of stress into the more
positive arena of wellbeing. By showing where we came from to where
we are now, we hope it will help to develop the field of
identifying and helping people who have to cope with the excessive
pressures of work in a more insecure and less stable economic
climate.
Volume 1:
Theory and Reviews of Stress and Wellbeing
Stress-Strain Relationships
Sources of Workplace Stress
Stressful Occupations
Research Methods in Stress and Wellbeing
Volume 2
Stress Management
Stress and Wellbeing Issues
Work-life Balance
Wellbeing
Is it possible to measure the human spirit? Whether we could or
should, at some point would we have to recognize that what we seek
is magical in some way? Or would we come to learn that the
qualities of true grit and positive thinking, or the ability to
smile in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, are those upon
which any of us can call in turbulent times? The continuity of
human existence means we do not go empty handed into the darker
hours, for the attributes of courage and perseverance lie ready in
our emotional armory. Times which echo to the sound of crashing
financial markets are here, and while their resonance is both
deafening and frightening, history tells us that such storms will
seem like turbulence when viewed in retrospect. Our quest is how to
survive them to be able to take such a privileged view.
Collectively the human spirit has so far proved equal to the task
and this book seeks to chart the psychological sources of challenge
and inspiration for individuals, families and organizations. Stress
is undoubtedly one of the major workrelated illnesses and is even
more common in times of economic uncertainty and downturn. In this
new and innovative book Ashley Weinberg and Cary Cooper asses the
psychological challenges created by instability and uncertainty and
provide a survival toolkit that shows you how to combat stress in
your own lives.
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Leading HR (Hardcover)
P. Sparrow, M. Hird, A. Hesketh, C. Cooper
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This book brings together world-class experts in HR Management to
work with top HR directors to overcome the most pressing issues
facing senior HR specialists today. The book captures the dual
edged challenge facing HR Directors; the need to lead their
functions towards effective performance, but also to assess leading
practice.
Work and well-being is one of the fastest growing areas of concern
to business, public sector and government. This book looks at the
causes of stress in the modern work-place, and offers practical
advice for managers on how to combat stress in their employees, and
put in place strategies for developing a healthy workplace.
Strategic Stress Management shows how companies can boost performance by adopting integrated organizational strategies to identify and reduce stress in their employees. Including practical advice on how to conduct a stress audit and how to target stress 'hot spots' within an organization, Strategic Stress Management provides a fresh strategic model for the manager concerned with the negative effects stress can have both on company performance and the quality of life of individuals at work.
The financial Crash of 2008 was not just about government
regulation or lack thereof; the low tide of the Crash also revealed
just how vulnerable our societies are to those organizations which
focus so much on their own self-serving goals, that they ignore the
damage they can do outside their walls. To counter this, the
authors ask whether there is a better way to run this capitalist
system of ours, instead of being tempted to throw it out and
replace it with something much worse. Their prescription is to
create the high engagement work culture in our organizations
through a greater balance between the urges of 'me' and the desires
and needs of 'we'; a work culture which brings real benefits to all
stakeholders, not just the few, and drives the performance of our
organizations to new heights. This is not 'pie in the sky': it is
being lived by those companies featured in detail in these pages,
such as Whole Foods Market and BMW.
Why is it that more and more people like their work, but can no
longer support the conditions under which they must practice it?
What is impeding the improvement of occupational health and
organizational effectiveness? The authors share their knowlegde of
the missing pieces that are preventing these improvements to the
workplace.
Performance is the key outcome of high morale, and the reason why
it should be taken so seriously: with research gathered from some
of the world's largest employee opinion databases and best academic
centres, the authors lay out the morale-performance connection. Now
raised from just 'touchy-feely' to 'mission critical', employee
morale is finally getting the attention which it deserves. As it
does, organizations are changing everything from their structure to
their processes to take account of this fact, and starting to
manage themselves around the need to measure and improve morale on
an ongoing basis. Starting with the hiring process, to every single
promotion, and via ongoing methods which the authors examine in
detail, morale is increasingly the focus, high morale the goal.
Check out Cary Cooper's Blog: http: //carycooperblog.com/ Check out
David Bowles' Blog: www.davidbowles.wordpress.com
This is the story of a Texan. This is a TEXAS story. We spell it
big here because it is a big story. A big story about a man from
TEXAS. A story about a man who as a young boy saw what he wanted to
do, set out to do it and accomplished his life's ambition. The
man's name was Cecil Standefer. The events in this book primarily
happened in Texas between 1898 and 1981. He struggled some; had
some personal losses and he overcame them. He grew up in a time
when the United States of America grew to be recognized as a world
power. His part in all that was that of a railroad employee. And
not just any employee as Cecil Standefer was in engine service. He
was in engine service for the St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Company and he was in this service for 50 years. Cecil Standefer
wanted to become a locomotive engineer from the very first time he
ever saw a train. He achieved his life's ambition by becoming a
Cotton Belt Engineer.
This book argues that current policies for ensuring community
safety don't address the key issues and outlines new ways of
enhancing social wellbeing. It argues pro-market policies and
actions of major corporations are also a threat to community
safety. It presents radical but grounded ideas for social
policy.Community safety is a narrowly defined concept that allows
states to ignore arguably more serious threats caused by pro-market
policies and the actions of major corporations. This book redresses
the idea of what constitutes a social harm and outlines a new
policy agenda.
Megawattage sound systems have blasted the electronically enhanced
riddims and tongue twisting lyrics of Jamaica's dancehall DJs
across the globe. This high energy raggamuffin music is often
dismissed by old school roots reggae fans as a raucous degeneration
of classic Jamaican popular music. In this provocative study of
dancehall culture, Cooper offers a sympathetic account of the
philosophy of a wide range of dancehall DJs: Shabba Ranks, Lady
Saw, Ninjaman, Capleton, Buju Banton, Anthony B and Apache Indian.
She demonstrates the ways in which the language of dancehall
culture, often devalued as mere 'noise, ' articulates a complex
understanding of the border clashes that characterize Jamaican
society. Cooper also analyzes the sound clashes that erupt in the
movement of Jamaican dancehall culture across national borders.
MARKET 1: Media and Cultural Studies; Afro-Caribbean Studies;
Popular and Youth Culture; Music; Linguistic
And Justice for ELs is a resource every school leader must read
right away-for that matter, keep within arm's reach because you're
certain to refer to it constantly. Ayanna Cooper, a former U.S.
Department of State English Language Specialist, has "been there,
done that" and is now prepared to share with you how best to
translate today's federal mandates into actionable steps for
ensuring the civil rights of our nation's multilingual learners.
Because it is impossible to provide specific advice or guidance for
every possible situation, Ayanna focuses on the "need-to knows" for
making informed decisions within your own building: Eight questions
you must ask-and how to obtain answers-before planning English
language development services The most common EL program models,
with special emphasis on scheduling, along with specific challenges
and appropriate staffing The why and how of evaluating English
language education, regardless of the evaluation tool, and ways to
facilitate conversations with teachers before and after observation
How to determine the type of professional learning that will have
the greatest impact in your unique context Recommendations for
establishing productive relationships with linguistically diverse
families and communities Just about every tool you could possibly
need, including a glossary of acronyms, useful advocacy
organizations, and templates for supporting professional learning
But what you'll love most is the way Ayanna "keeps it real." Every
chapter is framed around a "What Would You Do?" scenario, for which
she ultimately provides an answer(s) as well as guiding questions
to help you think through the issues. Take a look for yourself. We
know you'll agree that And Justice for ELs is without question a
one-of-a-kind resource. "And Justice for ELs is an excellent guide
for practitioners who seek to provide their English learners with
high-quality instruction in all subject areas. Too often such
students are relegated an education that marginalizes them
academically and fails to develop their native language skills. We
can and must do a better job for these students, and in this book
Ayanna Cooper shows us how." ~Pedro A. Noguera
Maria Stewart is believed by many to have been the first
American woman of any race to give public political speeches. In
"Word, Like Fire, " Valerie C. Cooper argues that the religious,
political, and social threads of Maria Stewart's thought are
tightly interwoven, such that focusing narrowly on any one aspect
would be to misunderstand her rhetoric. Cooper demonstrates how a
certain kind of biblical interpretation can be a Rosetta Stone for
understanding various areas of African American life and thought
that still resonate today.
Now in its third edition, this popular Handbook has been your go-to
guide to the fundamentals of occupational safety and health law for
over a decade. This new edition provides an authoritative and
up-to-date reference that you count on for its reliable information
and straightforward explanation. Each chapter is written by a
highly respected attorney who is an expert in the field. Yet the
book is written without legal jargon, in plain English that anyone
can understand. In it, the authors provide interpretations of many
facets of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, review
regulations and standards governing employee protection, and offer
advice for dealing with regulatory authorities. The Handbook covers
all of the important legal aspects of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act with clearly written explanations of such issues as the
boundaries of OSHA regulations, general administrative law
concepts, and OSHA's enforcement tactics. It provides
"Practitioner's Tips"-useful legal guidance given by experienced
attorneys for complying with OSHA inspection regulations and
enforcing employers' and employees' rights during inspections. It
describes changes to the probable cause test under OSHA's "Warrant
Requirement." It also explains the legal and practical consequences
facing a business not contesting OSHA citations, OSHA's use of
"Monitoring Devices on Employees," and more. This new edition
covers major changes to the Hazard Communication Standard, new
enforcement initiatives, updated regulations in the construction
industry, new emergency response procedures, and more.
Into the Mountain Stream represents a natural development in the
conversation between Buddhism and psychoanalysis. This fluid,
evolving, multi-textured conversation encompasses theory,
philosophy, technique and the personal experiences of those
involved as patients, as clinicians and as Buddhist practitioners.
This edition, which formalizes and furthers this living
conversation between Buddhism and psychoanalysis, in the form and
style proposed, is not presently available. Clinical material
expands and enriches the present rapidly growing theoretical and
technical literature. In this sense, this collection bridges the
gap between discourse that has impact and language that is
informational. Some of the many questions that we examine include:
-How does psychotherapy deepen the practitioner's Buddhist
involvements? -How do both practices interact to enrich an
individual's life? -What is the efficacy of a Buddhist informed
psychotherapy? -What are the global and societal ramifications of
the expanded vision that might derive from the mutual efficacy of
both Buddhism and psychoanalysis? The contributors address the
issues under discussion cogently, compellingly and succinctly
through first-hand accounts both in psychotherapy and in Buddhist
practice. We address the question of how Buddhist beliefs and
practices become integrated into one's therapeutic stance. For
example, what are the fundamental Buddhist principles of emptiness
and dependent-arising and how does an understanding of these
foundational cornerstones of Buddhist philosophy and experience
influence clinical work? How do the basic psychoanalytic notions of
transference and countertransference, when applied clinically,
facilitate deepened involvement with Buddhist practice?
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