Health has often been defined as the absence of illness and as thestate of well-being. This definition, however, actually constitutestwo different criteria: the absence of illness and the presence ofhealth. For example, a person may not have any signs of illness butmay still have a cholesterol level that is too high. When thinkingabout healthy organizations, we often make the same distinction. Ahealthy organization, for example, is not only free from illnessand doesn’t harm employees but also possesses the presence ofhealth as exemplified by its long-term adaptability and ability tothrive. This book considers this broader definition of health andsafety in organizations–one that encompasses both the absence ofillness as well as the presence of health–and the implications ithas for industrial/organizational psychology and human resources. A distinguished group of contributors provides a review andintegration of different lines of research focusing on health andsafety in organizations, including a broad array of topics rangingfrom the role of individual differences and training to humanresource management strategy. They explore cross-level theoreticallinkages between aspects of health and safety at the individual,group, and organizational level. These discussions examine thelinkages between individual health and certain aspects of theoverall health of the organization, as well as how certain aspectsof organizations can influence individual health andwell-being.
Book Details:
- Author: David A. Hofmann
- ISBN: 9780470329870
- Year Published: 2003
- Pages: 464
- BISAC: BUS030000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Human Resources & Personnel Management
About the Book and Topic:
Health has often been defined as the absence of illness and as thestate of well-being. This definition, however, actually constitutestwo different criteria: the absence of illness and the presence ofhealth. For example, a person may not have any signs of illness butmay still have a cholesterol level that is too high. When thinkingabout healthy organizations, we often make the same distinction. Ahealthy organization, for example, is not only free from illnessand doesn’t harm employees but also possesses the presence ofhealth as exemplified by its long-term adaptability and ability tothrive. This book considers this broader definition of health andsafety in organizations–one that encompasses both the absence ofillness as well as the presence of health–and the implications ithas for industrial/organizational psychology and human resources. A distinguished group of contributors provides a review andintegration of different lines of research focusing on health andsafety in organizations, including a broad array of topics rangingfrom the role of individual differences and training to humanresource management strategy. They explore cross-level theoreticallinkages between aspects of health and safety at the individual,group, and organizational level. These discussions examine thelinkages between individual health and certain aspects of theoverall health of the organization, as well as how certain aspectsof organizations can influence individual health andwell-being.
Although there has been a great deal of research (within i/o psychology specifically and applied psychology generally) on different aspects of individual health in the workplace, these literatures have often developed relatively independently, and this more micro-oriented research rarely considers the linkages between individual health and the overall health of the organization. Given this, the first objective of the volume is to provide a review and integration of these different lines of research focusing on individual health and well-being in organizations, including a broad array of topics ranging from information processing and human error to human resource management strategy. Secondly, this volume explores cross-level theoretical linkages between aspects of health and well-being at the individual, meso and organizational level. These theoretical discussions explore the theoretical linkages between individual health and certain aspects of the overall health of the organization, as well as how certain aspects of organizations can influence individual health and well-being.
This resource provides an integrated review of research onindividual and organizational health. * Explores cross-level theoretical linkages between aspects ofhealth and well-being at the individual, meso and organizationallevel. * Shows how certain aspects of organizations can influenceindividual health and well-being. * Written by the top experts in the field of industrial andorganization psychology
About the Author
David A. Hofmann is associate professor of management at theKenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill. His research appears in a number journals,including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of ManagementReview, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management,Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Process, andPersonnel Psychology. Lois E. Tetrick is professor of psychology at theUniversity of Houston. She is an associate editor of Journal ofOccupational Health Psychology and past associate editor of theJournal of Applied Psychology. She is on the editorial boardof Journal of Organizational Behavior. Her research appearsin a number of journals including Journal of Applied Psychology,Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, and Journal ofOrganizational Behavior.