Well-being and Performance at Work

Psychology has been interested in the well-being and performance of people at work for over a century, but our knowledge about both issues, and how they relate to each other, is still evolving. This important new collection provides new understandings on what it means to work productively while also feeling happy, socially related and healthy. Including contributions from a range of international experts, the book begins with a conceptual framework for understanding both concepts, before showing how a variety of different contexts, both organizational and personal, impact upon well-being and performance. The book includes chapters on specific job roles, from creative work to service positions, as well as the importance of HR policies and how the individual worker can determine their own well-being and performance. Also featuring a chapter on researching this fascinating area, Well-being and Performance at Work will be essential reading for all students and researchers of organizational or occupational psychology, HRM and business and management. It is also hugely relevant for any professionals interested in the productivity and well-being of their organizations.

Marc van Veldhoven is Professor of Work, Health and Well-being in and chairman of the Department of Human Resources Studies at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. His research focuses on HRM, industrial and organisational psychology, as well as occupational health. He has a special interest in the development and application of questionnaires in the three applied research fields mentioned. Riccardo Peccei is Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management in the Department of Management at King's College London, UK. His research focuses on HRM, employee well-being and organisational performance, the analysis of employment systems, organisational climate and service quality, employee voice and participation in the UK, and employee engagement and commitment at work.

1. Contextualizing individual well-being and performance at work: Setting the scene Marc van Veldhoven and Riccardo Peccei 2. Individual well-being and performance at work: A conceptual and theoretical overview Toon W. Taris and Wilmar B. Schaufeli Part A: Immediate work context 3. Well-being and performance in the context of dirty work Robert M. Bickmeier, Erika C. Lopina, and Steven G. Rogelberg 4. Emotion work in service occupations: Links to well-being and job performance Carolyn M. Boyd, Renae M. Hayward, Michelle R. Tuckey, Maureen F. Dollard, and Christian H. Dormann 5. Well-being and performance in the context of creative work Sandra Ohly and Ronald Bledow Part B: Connecting the individual employee to context 6. Individual well-being and performance at work in the wider context of Strategic HRM Karina Van De Voorde and Peter Boxall 7. The active employee: Reconsidering the role of the individual worker in relation to the work context Maria Tims and Dorien Kooij 8. Researching individual well-being and performance in context: Multilevel mediational analysis for bathtub models Marcel A. Croon, Marc Van Veldhoven, Riccardo Peccei, and Stephen J. Wood 9. The role of context in well-being and performance at work: Some concluding reflections Marc Van Veldhoven and Riccardo Peccei