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ERIC Number: EJ958513
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Apr
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-5629
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Educating Managers to Create Healthy Workplaces
Gilbreath, Brad
Journal of Management Education, v36 n2 p166-190 Apr 2012
This article provides management educators with a comprehensive, research-based set of concepts they can use to enrich students' understanding of how to create healthy workplaces. To assist with that endeavor, learning objectives related to creating healthy workplaces are provided. Work environment stressors are discussed along with human and organizational consequences resulting from stressors. Organizational and personal factors that modify the effects of the work environment are described, as are actions that can be taken to create healthier work environments and healthier employees. Reasons why managers should be concerned with worker well-being are discussed, and tips gained from teaching students about healthy work are offered. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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