Psychology and the Healthy Organization: Rhetoric and Reality
- ISBN-10
- 0335209149
- ISBN-13
- 9780335209149
- Category
- Industrial hygiene
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-05
- Publisher
- Open University Press
- Author
- Marie McHugh
Description
McHugh: Psychology and the Healthy Organization Psychology and the Healthy Organization is an exploration of the concept and practice of the healthy organization. It will: sect; Explore the concept of organizational health and well-being; sect; Highlights the need for organizations to be healthy in order to cope effectively with the diverse forces impacting upon them; sect; Highlight the differing perspectives of organizational health; sect; Present the argument which illustrates the rhetoric that exists in the exposition of the healthy organization; and sect; Present an integrated model which will enable those concerned with the well being of individuals and organizations to work towards the creation of a healthy organization; Through a critical analysis of the concept and the existing literature, this book highlights the fact that the healthy organization is a multi-dimensional concept, which encompasses numerous aspects of organizational functioning. Psychology and the Healthy Organization argues for a holistic approach to conceptualising, understanding and creating a healthy organization. Psychology and the Healthy Organization is an essential text for students of organizational psychology, management and organizational health.
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