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Stress and Work
Perspectives on Understanding and Managing Stress
First Edition
Edited by:
- Satish Pandey - Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, India
- D. M. Pestonjee - School of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
August 2013 | 392 pages | SAGE Response
Stress and Work focuses on the problem of stress from various angles and perspectives and provides empirical findings relevant to different occupational settings. It provides comprehensive research literature, which has been divided along the following theoretical perspectives: Occupational Stress and Burnout; Work–Family Conflict and Stress; Positive Stress Management; and Stress and Spirituality.
This volume will be a resource-book for researchers and practitioners of management, psychology, sociology, and behavioral sciences. The prospective reader of human society and human nature will find this volume to be of immense utility.
This volume will be a resource-book for researchers and practitioners of management, psychology, sociology, and behavioral sciences. The prospective reader of human society and human nature will find this volume to be of immense utility.
Cary L Cooper
D M Pestonjee and Satish Pandey
Jamuna Rajeshwaran and Cathelyn N Bennet
I: OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND BURNOUT
Fakir Mohan Sahoo
Parvaiz Talib and Irfana Rashid
Radha R Sharma
Updesh Kumar, Vijay Prakash and Manas Mandal
II: WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT AND STRESS
Ujvala Rajadhyaksha and Kamla Ramadoss
Kamla Ramadoss
Shubhra P Gaur and Shikha S Jain
III: POSITIVE MANAGEMENT OF STRESS
Paulomi Sudhir and Arathi Taksal
Seema Mehrotra and Ravikesh Tripathi
IV: STRESS AND SPIRITUALITY
Akbar Husain
Mala Sinha
D Gopalakrishana
Satish Pandey, Shubhra P Gaur and D M Pestonjee
Satish Pandey and D M Pestonjee
While most stress theories originate in Western countries, this book is based on research, conducted in India, and was written by prominent Indian scholars, working in a variety of academic and business organizations.
Professor, University of Minnesota, USA and Editor-in-Chief, Human Resource Development International
This book addresses a powerful issue that spans two centuries and offers four blended strengths. All and all, an excellent volume with the right balance in the correct context.
Distinguished Professor of Leadership & Organizational Behavior, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Pestonjee and Pandey provide a thoughtful and relevant insight into the complex issue of occupational stress within the Indian context.
Director, Social & Organisational Psychology Research Unit (SOPRU), School of Applied Psychology, Mt Gravatt Campus, Griffith University, Australia