The costs of stress and ill health to society are enormous. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on workplace initiatives to reduce stress and improve individual resilience. This book brings chief medical officers, leading health professionals and academics to present their views on innovations in the field of stress and health and its impact on business performance. SUSAN CARTWRIGHT is Professor of Organizational Psychology and Well Being and Director of the Center for Organizational Health and Well Being at Lancaster University. She is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the British Academy of Management, and past President of the British Academy of Management. She has published over 60 scholarly articles and numerous books in the area of employee health and well being and has extensive consultancy experience. CARY COOPER is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health and Pro Vice Chancellor at Lancaster University, England. He was Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Editor of Stress and Health, President of the British Association of Counseling and Psychotherapy, and Chair of the Sunningdale Institute in the UK's National School of Government. |