The psychology of the recession on the workplace

An economic recession can affect the aggregate well-being of a population. This highly regarded and timely book shows a significant increase in the mean levels of distress and dissatisfaction in the work place in recent years. Machine generated contents note: pt. I INDIVIDUAL HEALTH, STRESS AND WELL-BEING -- 1.Well-being among Greeks and immigrants before and after the current financial crisis / Marina Dalla -- 2.Socioeconomic adversity and family stressors in relation to school achievement among Greek, Serbian and Albanian students / Evi Georgiadi -- 3.The impact of the recession and its aftermath on individual health and well-being / Lisa Fiksenbaum -- 4.Workaholism and psychosocial functioning: individual, family and workplace perspectives / Bruce D. Kirkcaldy -- 5.The mark of recession in the high-tech industry: high stress and low burnout / Nurit Zaidman -- 6.The adverse effects of recession-related events on the health and well-being of individuals / Oi-Ling Siu -- 7.Temporary employment, quality of working life and well-being r / Irene L. D. Houtman -- pt. II JOB INSECURITY, JOB LOSS AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- 8.Economic recession, job insecurity and employee and organizational health / Ronald Burke -- Contents note continued: 9.The psychology of unemployment: laying off people in a recession / Adrian Furnham -- 10.Perceiving and responding to job insecurity: the importance of multilevel contexts / Robert R. Sinclair -- 11.Unemployment and mental health / Howard Kahn -- 12.The effects of not working: a psychological framework for understanding the experience of job loss / Katelyn A. Buchholz -- pt. III SPECIFIC ISSUES IN RECESSION -- 13.Effects of the recession on psychological contracts between employers and employees / Michael O'Driscoll -- 14.The individual afront the antinomies of the contemporary world / Menelaos Givalos -- 15.The psychological effects of restructuring / Gisela Mohr -- 16.Social support in times of economic stress / Charles C. Benight -- pt. IV WORK-FAMILY BALANCE/CONFLICT -- 17.The dynamism of balancing work and family in a developing society: evidence from Taiwan / Luo Lu -- Contents note continued: 18.Low income families and occupational health: implications of economic stress for work-family conflict research and practice / Meline M. Schaffer. 'two Deep Human Needs Are To Master The World And To Feel Safe And Secure. The Great Recession Thwarted Both Needs For Millions Of People Around The World. Cooper And Antoniou's Global Team Of Scholars Address The Psychological, Economic, Social, And Other Dimensions Of Our Current Crisis While Charting Paths Whereby We Can Again Satisfy These Needs. Let Us Rise Above The Crisis And Follow Aristotle's Path To Living Well And Faring Well. This Book Offers A Plan For Doing So.' James Campell Quick, The University Of Texas At Arlington, Us An Economic Recession Can Affect The Aggregate Well-being Of A Population. This Highly Regarded And Timely Book Shows A Significant Increase In The Mean Levels Of Distress And Dissatisfaction In The Work Place In Recent Years. In Particular, Increasing Job Demands, Intrinsic Job Insecurity And Increasingly Inadequate Salaries Make Substantial Contributions To Psychological Distress, Family Conflict And Related Behaviors. The Contributors Reveal That The Recession Has Fundamentally Altered The Way Employees View Their Work And Leaders. With Employers And Employees Still Facing A Continued Period Of Uncertainty, A Severe Impact On Employment Relations Is A Continuing Reality. Given The Difficult Economic Times, Many People Are Feeling The Pressure To Work Harder. This Book Will Be Valuable For Undergraduate Students And Practitioners In The Fields Of Organizational Behavior And Human Resource Management. An economic recession can affect the aggregate well-being of a population. This highly regarded and timely book shows a significant increase in the mean levels of distress and dissatisfaction in the work place in recent years.In particular, increasing job demands, intrinsic job insecurity and increasingly inadequate salaries make substantial contributions to psychological distress, family conflict and related behaviors. The contributors reveal that the recession has fundamentally altered the way employees view their work and leaders. With employers and employees still facing a continued period of uncertainty, a severe impact on employment relations is a continuing reality.Given the difficult economic times, many people are feeling the pressure to work harder. This book will be valuable for undergraduate students and practitioners in the fields of organizational behavior and human resource management.Contributors: A.-S. Antoniou, C.C. Benight, K.A. Buchholz, R. Burke, D.A.J. Cable, R. Cieslak, M. Dalla, L. Fiksenbaum, A. Furnham, E. Georgiadi, M. Givalos, E. Greenglass, L.B. Hammer, I.L.D. Houtman, L. Jiang, H. Kahn, D. Karaj, L. Kashahu, B.D. Kirkcaldy, M.A.J. Kompier, L. Lu, A. Malach-Pines, D. Malinowska, Z. Marjanovic, G. Michailidis, G. Mohr, M. O'Driscoll, K. Otto, T. Probst, T. Rigotti, M.M. Schaffer, E.I. Shupe, R.R. Sinclair, E. Smoktunowicz, T.W. Taris, A. Tokarz, M. Trzebinska, A.F. Wagenaar, N. Zaidman