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Employee Wellness Programs by Adam D. Bailey, Heather L. Bemis-Shields, Eric W. Ford
ISBN: 9781412949729
Publication Date: 2007
Book chapter reviews what employee wellness programs consist of, how they create positive business results, and how to implement such programs in their own organizations.
The Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate by Neal M. Ashkanasy (Editor); Celeste P. M. Wilderom (Editor); Mark F. Peterson (Editor)
ISBN: 9781412974820
Publication Date: 2010
Provides an overview of current research, theory and practice relating to both culture and climate of modern organizations.
Organizational Health and Well-Being by Cary L. Cooper (Editor)
ISBN: 9780857025555
Publication Date: 2011
Covers the sources and costs of workplace stress; major theories of organizational stress and well-being; and intervention studies in the field.
The SAGE Handbook of Organization Studies by Cynthia Hardy (Editor); Stewart R. Clegg (Editor); Thomas B. Lawrence (Editor); Walter R. Nord (Editor)
ISBN: 9780761949961
Publication Date: 2006
Provides a retrospective and prospective overview of organization studies.New chapters cover areas such as organizational change, knowledge management and organizational networks.
Workplace and Fitness by Jacqueline L. Longe
ISBN: 1414490178
Publication Date: 2012
Entry reviews how employees and employers are recognizing the benefits of promoting fitness in the workplace, with incentive programs and on-site fitness instructors and facilities.
Wellness and Fitness Programs by James Campbell Quick and Debra L. Nelson
ISBN: 1412905370
Publication Date: 2006
Encyclopedia entry discusses the early foundations for wellness and fitness programs, positive health versus health-risk management, three-level typology of wellness and fitness programs, and the impact of these programs.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society by Graham A. Colditz (Editor)
ISBN: 1483345734
Publication Date: 2015-08-26
Encyclopedia entry describes wellness program implementation and research outcomes.