Surviving the Workplace

This book examines the experience of emotional well-being in the workplace and its relationship with the functioning of modern organizations. Viewing the understanding of emotional and psychological health as central to our survival at work, this text highlights the pressures of changing employment conditions and the shifting expectations of our own and others' abilities, both inside and out of workplace. The importance of identifying strategies to help cope with the challenges of work-related experiences is emphasized throughout, embodying the theme of the Psychology at Work series of uniting academic expertise with practical relevance. Students of management and occupational psychology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and managers and HR professionals, will benefit from the clear and concise coverage of this important topic.