Employee Well Being And The Psychological Contract

Author : David E. Guest
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199542694
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Employment Contracts, Psychological Contracts, and Employee Well-Being written by David E. Guest and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers seven countries: Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the UK, as well as Israel as a comparator outside Europe. Data was collected from over 5,000 workers in over 200 organizations, and from both permanent and temporary workers, as well as from employers. --

Author : David E. Guest
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191591343
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Employment Contracts, Psychological Contracts, and Employee Well-Being written by David E. Guest and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Temporary employment has become a focus of policy debate, theory, and research. The book addresses as its core concern the relationship between temporary employment contracts and employee well-being. It does so within the analytic framework of the psychological contract, and advances theory and knowledge about the psychological contract by exploring it from a variety of perspectives. It also sets the psychological contract within the context of a range of other potential influences on work-related well-being including workload, job insecurity, employability, and organizational support. A key aim of the book is to identify the relative importance of these various potential influences on well-being. The book covers seven countries; Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK, as well as Israel as a comparator outside Europe. Data were collected from over 5,000 workers in over 200 organizations; and from both permanent and temporary workers as well as from employers. The book's conclusions are interesting and controversial. The central finding is that contrary to expectations, temporary workers report higher well-being than permanent workers. As expected, a range of factors help to explain variations in work-related well-being and the research highlights the important role of the psychological contract. However, even after taking into account alternative explanations, the significant influence of type of employment contract remains, with temporary workers reporting higher well-being. In addition to this core finding, by exploring several aspects of the psychological contract, and taking into account both employer and employee perspectives, the book sheds new light on the nature and role of the psychological contract. It also raises some challenging policy questions and while acknowledging the potentially precarious nature of temporary jobs, highlights the need to consider the increasingly demanding nature of permanent jobs and their effects on the well-being of employees.

Author : David E. Guest
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780191715389
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Employment Contracts, Psychological Contracts, and Employee Well-being written by David E. Guest and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers seven countries: Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the UK, as well as Israel as a comparator outside Europe. Data was collected from over 5,000 workers in over 200 organizations, and from both permanent and temporary workers, as well as from employers.

Author : David Guest
Publisher : CIPD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781843981114
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Employee Well-Being and the Psychological Contract written by David Guest and published by CIPD Publishing. This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the current state of the psychological contract? How satisfied and committed do people feel at work? This is the latest in a series of annual CIPD reports based on national surveys of employee attitudes and written by Professor David Guest, with a special focus this year on stress, careers, flexibility and line management.

Author : Andrew Kinder
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780470060018
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Employee Well-being Support written by Andrew Kinder and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employees have a set of needs as part of the 'psychological contract' of employment. However, organizations operate for a reason and they too have agendas and needs. It is how the two come together that determines the capacity for good human relations and optimum productivity. Employee Well-being Support is an edited collection of expert contributions that explores all key issues in this increasingly critical area.

Author : Nick Wilton
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473966124
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Human Resource Management written by Nick Wilton and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get 12 months FREE access to an interactive eBook when purchasing the paperback* Reflecting the global nature of the workplace with its use of real world examples and case studies, Nick Wilton’s book is not another ′How to′ of HRM in practice, but goes beyond the prescriptive approach to the practice of strategic HRM and encourages critical reflection to prepare students for the issues and dilemmas they could face in their careers. Providing an introduction to the management of people in work organizations, it seeks to outline the purpose and operation of HRM activities in the ′real world′, whilst situating practice in the context of associated debates and controversies played out in the parallel field of academic study. It adopts a critical perspective on the study and practice of HRM to provide the reader with an understanding not only of the potential for HRM to contribute to both improved organizational performance and individual well-being in the workplace, but also why it very often fails to achieve either of these positive outcomes and suggests that the management of people is not the exclusive preserve of HR specialists, but an area of interest or concern for all organizational actors. The new edition comes packed with features that encourage readers to engage and relate theory to practice including: - Management skills and attributes boxes outlining the required competencies of line managers and HR practitioners - HR in practice boxes illustrating how HRM theory works in real world practice - Ethical insights presenting ethical considerations for budding practitioners - Global insights highlighting practices around the world - Research insights inviting students to explore further academic research - Case Studies and Examples offering a more in-depth look at HRM across a variety of organizations - A free interactive eBook* featuring author videos, web-links interactive multiple choice questions, free SAGE journal articles, extended case studies and other relevant links, allowing access on the go and encouraging learning and retention whatever the reading or learning style. Aimed at students across the academic spectrum, whether studying on a specialist HRM or CIPD program of study, a generalist business and management programme or studying HRM as part of a programme in an unrelated discipline (such as engineering or humanities). *Interactivity only available through Vitalsource eBook included as part of paperback product (ISBN 9781473954199). Access not guaranteed on second-hand copies (as access code may have previously been redeemed).

Author : Neil Conway
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199280649
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Psychological Contracts at Work written by Neil Conway and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-17 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we understand the relationship between employer and employee? What determines the give and take of such relationships and what happens when they go wrong? This text is a comprehensive overview of what is now the major way of trying to understand the employment relationship - the concept of the psychological contract.

Author : Baykal, Elif
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799800601
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Positive Organizational Behavior for Improved Workplace Performance written by Baykal, Elif and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Positive psychology focuses on finding the best one has to offer and repairing the worst to such a degree that one becomes a more responsible, nurturing, and altruistic citizen. However, since businesses are composed of groups and networks, using positive psychology in the workplace requires applications at both the individual and the group levels. There is a need for current studies that examine the practices and efficacy of positive psychology in creating organizational harmony by increasing an individual’s wellbeing. The Handbook of Research on Positive Organizational Behavior for Improved Workplace Performance is a collection of innovative research that combines the theory and practice of positive psychology as a means of ensuring happier employees and higher productivity within an organization. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as team building, spirituality, and ethical leadership, this publication is ideally designed for human resources professionals, psychologists, entrepreneurs, executives, managers, organizational leaders, researchers, academicians, and students seeking current research on methods of nurturing talent and empowering individuals to lead more fulfilled, constructive lives within the workplace.

Author : Donald Currie
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Employee Well-being written by Donald Currie and published by Chandos Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cary Cooper
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119057000
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Handbook of Work and Health Psychology written by Cary Cooper and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-22 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its third edition, this authoritative handbook offers a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of work and health psychology. Updated edition of a highly successful handbook Focuses on the applied aspects of work and health psychology New chapters cover emerging themes in this rapidly growing field Prestigious team of editors and contributors