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Dealing with stress in the workplace: The options for organizations and their employees

In: Stress in Turbulent Times

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  • Ashley Weinberg

    (University of Salford)

  • Cary Cooper

    (Lancaster University)

Abstract

In turbulent times, we all need a survival kit, and the organization is no different from the individual in this regard. Whereas some organizations previously felt that the psychological wellbeing of its staff was either a given or a luxury, the full weight of taking for granted this aspect of our working lives has already become apparent. Those employers who have taken an active interest in their employees’ psychological health will be in a far better position to withstand the stress of these times. Research has shown that in organizations in which workers feel engaged in their work, not only are profit margins better, in the first instance (Towers Perrin, 2006), but psychological strain is lower when staff perceive they are supported by their employers (Rhoades and Eisenberger, 2002). According to an annual report in The Sunday Times, ‘The Top Companies to Work For’ tend to be those which already integrate supportive management practices into the way they operate. Since having the support of your line manager is possibly the single mostimportant predictor of your mental health at work, then this support cannot be underestimated.

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  • Ashley Weinberg & Cary Cooper, 2012. "Dealing with stress in the workplace: The options for organizations and their employees," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Stress in Turbulent Times, chapter 0, pages 87-113, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-30617-2_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230306172_5
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