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This open access book presents a novel multidisciplinary
perspective on the importance of human flourishing. The study of
the good life or Eudaimonia has been a central concern at least
since Aristotelian times. This responds to the common experience
that we all seek happiness. Today, we are immersed in a new
paradoxical boom, where the pursuit of happiness seems to permeate
everything (books, media, organizations, talks), but at the same
time, it is nowhere, or at least very difficult to achieve. In
fact, it is not easy to even find a consensus regarding the meaning
of the word happiness. Seligman (2011), one of the fathers of the
positive psychology, confirmed that his original view the meaning
he referred to was close to that of Aristotle. But, he recently
confessed that he now detests the word happiness, since it is
overused and has become almost meaningless. The aim of this open
access book is to shed new light on human flourishing through the
lenses of neurosciences and health, organizations, and arts. The
novelty of this book is to offer a multi-disciplinary perspective
on the importance of human flourishing in our lives. The book will
examine further how different initiatives, policies and practices
create opportunities for generating human flourishing.
This open access book presents a novel multidisciplinary
perspective on the importance of human flourishing. The study of
the good life or Eudaimonia has been a central concern at least
since Aristotelian times. This responds to the common experience
that we all seek happiness. Today, we are immersed in a new
paradoxical boom, where the pursuit of happiness seems to permeate
everything (books, media, organizations, talks), but at the same
time, it is nowhere, or at least very difficult to achieve. In
fact, it is not easy to even find a consensus regarding the meaning
of the word happiness. Seligman (2011), one of the fathers of the
positive psychology, confirmed that his original view the meaning
he referred to was close to that of Aristotle. But, he recently
confessed that he now detests the word happiness, since it is
overused and has become almost meaningless. The aim of this open
access book is to shed new light on human flourishing through the
lenses of neurosciences and health, organizations, and arts. The
novelty of this book is to offer a multi-disciplinary perspective
on the importance of human flourishing in our lives. The book will
examine further how different initiatives, policies and practices
create opportunities for generating human flourishing.
Idiosyncratic deals (I-deals) are individualized work agreements
negotiated between employee and employer. Examples include working
from home, shortened work days and/or weeks, and taking on
responsibilities not enumerated in the job description. I-deals
fulfil unique employee needs that lay outside the employer's
standard offerings, and engender a wide range of positive outcomes
for both parties, such as employee well-being, work-life balance,
career development, and enhanced job performance and citizenship
behaviors. I-deals have the potential to be a strategic HR device
for addressing the changing needs and preferences of employees,
employers, and the wider society in the post-pandemic era. This new
collection provides a holistic, integrated and interdisciplinary
overview of i-deals from leading scholars in the area. In
addressing topics such as the sociological impact of i-deals,
issues of power, privilege and fairness, and HR differentiation,
this volume examines i-deals at the individual, team,
organizational, and societal levels. The book will be useful to
scholars and practitioners alike by offering a nuanced
understanding of i-deals in workgroup settings, extending research
on this relevant topic, and offering managerial prescriptions for
institutionalizing i-deals as a global strategic human resource
management device.
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