Work Stress and Coping Forces of Change and Challenges By Philip J. Dewe

In Work Stress and Coping the authors provide an historical account of workplace stress, taking a broad approach by integrating the macro forces impacting the micro, and highlighting what the research in the field tells us about the changing nature of work so that individuals and organizations can create more livable working environments.

With an emphasis on the growing influence of globalization, the book explores the forces of change within contemporary societies and assesses how they have fundamentally changed the nature of work and the direction of research into stress and coping.

Capturing the history, context, critique and transformation of theory into practice, the authors offer an insight into how managers and businesses have failed, the effects this has had on how work is experienced, the evolution and relevance of existing theories and suggest alternative methods and future directions.

Suitable reading for students of HRM, Organisational Behavior and Occupational Psychology.

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Forces of Change Chapter 3: The Evolution of Theory and Theories of Work Stress Chapter 4: The New Millennium: Developments, Change and Turbulence Chapter 5: The Evolving Nature of Work Stressors: A Prologue to Change Chapter 6: A New Generation of Stressors and the Challenges of Measurement Chapter 7: Coping with Stress, Future Directions and Challenges Chapter 8: Interventions and the Challenges Chapter 9: Conclusions