Handbook of Research on Stress and Well-Being in the Public Sector (Research Handbooks in Business and Management series)

"This timely Handbook addresses the concepts of stress and well-being among workers in various public sector roles and occupations across the globe. Emphasizing the importance of well-being and stress prevention initiatives in ever-changing workplace environments, this Handbook highlights successful organizational initiatives and provides insight into best practice for promoting healthy employees and workplaces. Chapters analyze the new and on-going challenges public sector organizations face such as: cost cutting, pressures to improve performance, changes in societal and workplace demographics, and increasing levels of stress and strain amongst their employees. This wide-ranging Handbook utilizes empirical research, literature reviews and case studies to draw greater attention to these and other challenges. Containing contributions from leading international experts in their respective fields, the contributors hope that this multi-disciplinary Handbook will help to enhance the health and well-being of public sector employees and the sector's performance and contribution to society. The Handbook of Research on Stress and Well-Being in the Public Sector will be of value to researchers and practitioners interested in the public sector and both individual and organizational health and performance. This will also be a key resource for public sector and government professionals responsible for human resource management and work and health"-- Provided by publisher. Front Matter Copyright Contents Figures Tables Contributors PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Introducing the collection 2. Increasing well-being of workers in the public sector: research and practice 3. Trade unions and stress at work: the evolving responses and politics of health and safety strategies in the case of the United Kingdom 4. Psychosocial factors and worker health: comparisons between private and public sectors in Australia PART II STRESS AND WELL-BEING IN VARIOUS PUBLIC SECTOR OCCUPATIONS 5. Stress and well-being of first responders 6. Managing boredom and motivation: the unusual case of stress in firefighting 7. Nurses’ experiences of workplace mistreatment 8. Emotions in nursing 9. The impact of emotional intelligence on daily work life 10. Stress and well-being in prison officers 11. Well-being in academic employees – a benchmarking approach 12. Stress, well-being and aging in the Italian banking sector: evidence and future perspectives PART III CASE STUDIES OF EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 13. Applications of psychological capital in the public sector 14. The benefits of individual proactive and adaptive performance: an organizational learning perspective 15. Building a health and safety culture: actions, commitment, and perceptions 16. An organizational perspective on well-being in the health sector: a focus on leadership, systems, and culture PART IV ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES AND CHANGING WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS 17. Developing nurse leaders for well-being and performance 18. Introducing a National Well-being Service for emergency responders in the United Kingdom 19. Occupational health and safety: in crisis, or in charge? 20. Stress in Australian universities: initiatives to enhance well-being Index