"Provides compelling reasons for treating the American work force as a valuable resource...and for looking at occupational stress as a serious problem." - New York Times Book Review "A state-of-the-art presentation of a very timely subject.…The book delivers an important and compelling message to all workers, employers, unions, and especially human resource personnel." - Paul J. Rosch Science Books & Films "A valuable and readable book for all students, professionals, and general readers interested in the quality and productivity of working life." - Choice "An excellent summary of recent research in this field." - Berkeley Wellness Center Description Evidence is accumulating that in many contemporary work environments people are literally working themselves to death. But what do we really know about job-related stress and illness? Based on a ten-year study of nearly five thousand workers, this path-breaking book by a distinguished industrial engineer and sociologist and a specialist in industrial medicine identifies a clear connection between work-related illness and workers' lack of participation in the design and outcome of their labors. Biography Robert Karasek is professor of work environment at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Töres Theorell, a physician, is also a professor at Sweden's National Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. from the publisher's website |