Creating Good Work

• Author : R. Schultz
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 14 January 2016

Creating Good Work is a practical guide book, that recounts the stories of some of the most successful social entrepreneurial programs operating today, with real life examples of and how they overcame both physical and societal barriers to create a lasting impact on the world they encounter.

• Author : Shannon Houde
• Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
• Release : 03 February 2021

Do you want to have a positive impact on the world? Do you want to have a successful career that makes a difference? In short... do you want to do Good Work? Let this step-by-step guide show you how. Packed with useful tools and exercises, this step-by-step guide will help you figure out your passion and purpose, and how to effectively harness it to make real and positive change - on the world, and on your career. Whether you want

• Author : Peter Docherty,Jan Forslin,Abraham B. Shani
• Publisher : Psychology Press
• Release : 15 August 2022

Considers how the balance between intensive and sustainable work can be achieved by looking at existing possibilities and emerging solutions exploring some alternatives to intensive work systems.

• Author : Nick Isles
• Publisher : Earthscan
• Release : 15 August 2022

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

• Author : James O'Toole
• Publisher : Rodale
• Release : 06 May 2005

Draws on the wisdom and teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher to help readers plan for a more useful, moral, and meaningful life, addressing such profound questions as "How do I find meaning and satisfaction?" and "What are my responsibilities to my community?" 40,000 first printing.

• Author : John C. Seitz,Dr. Christine Firer Hinze
• Publisher : Fordham University Press
• Release : 07 July 2020

Working Alternatives explores economic life from a humanistic and multidisciplinary perspective, with a particular eye on religions’ implications in practices of work, management, supply, production, remuneration, and exchange. Its contributors draw upon historical, ethical, business, and theological conversations considering the sources of economic sustainability and justice. The essays in this book—from scholars of business, religious ethics, and history—offer readers practical understanding and analytical leverage over these pressing issues. Modern Catholic social teaching—a 125-year-old effort to apply Christian

• Author : Dan R. Dick,Barbara A. Dick
• Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Release : 01 April 2011

All scripture is inspired by God . . . so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Equipped for Every Good Work is a four-tool process that can help you discover and develop the spiritual gifts, spirituality types, interaction styles, and working preferences of each person in your congregation. Begun in 1988, the Profile of Congregational Leadership has been used in approximately two hundred different churches of seven denominations in settings of all shapes, sizes,

• Author : OECD
• Publisher : OECD Publishing
• Release : 04 December 2018

The labour markets of OECD and emerging economies are undergoing major transformations. The widespread slow-down in productivity and wage growth and high levels of income inequality in many countries are coupled with structural changes linked to the digital revolution, globalisation and ...

• Author : P. Alex Linley,Susan Harrington,Nicola Garcea
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 13 November 2009

Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date reviews of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned chapters from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates, as well as a foundation for future research. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Part of the Oxford Library of Psychology, the Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and

• Author : Peter Meiksins,Peter Whalley
• Publisher : Cornell University Press
• Release : 15 August 2022

Most books on the subject of work focus on the increased amount of time Americans spend on the job. Peter Meiksins and Peter Whalley address the counter-trend, examining the difficult path traversed by people who choose to work less than the standard, forty-hour week. Their fascinating investigation of alternative work arrangements speaks directly to the concerns of all workers who must balance career with other commitments.Through interviews with technical professionals from a wide range of employment settings, Putting Work

• Author : Michael Armstrong
• Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
• Release : 15 August 2022

This second edition has been completely updated to provide guidance on the various approaches to use in developing and managing reward strategies, policies, and processes.

• Author : Aditya Jain,Stavroula Leka,Gerard I.J.M. Zwetsloot
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 11 April 2018

To achieve sustainable progress in workplace and societal functioning and development, it is essential to align perspectives for the management of health, safety and well-being. Employers are responsible for providing every individual with a working environment that is safe and does not harm their physical or mental health. However, the current state of the art indicates that approaches used to promote health, safety and well-being have not had the anticipated results. At the level of the enterprise it is widely

• Author : Felicia A. Huppert,Cary Cooper
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 17 March 2014

Using an evidence-based approach and case studies from a wide range of life domains, Interventions and Policies to Enhance Wellbeing examines the most successful existing strategies to promote wellbeing and mental health. Discusses the results of the latest research in the science of wellbeing and their implications for improved learning, creativity, productivity, relationships, and health Covers interventions for individuals across the lifespan, as well as those for organizations, communities, and entire populations Looks at policy initiatives and approaches with a

• Author : Billy Parish,Dev Aujla
• Publisher : Rodale
• Release : 28 February 2012

A handbook for navigating the emerging economy shares practical advice for identifying opportunities and building a fulfilling career, sharing real-life success stories and step-by-step exercises that explain how to achieve financial autonomy and capitalize on global changes. Original. 25,000 first printing.

• Author : Irena Grugulis,Ödül Bozkurt
• Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
• Release : 15 March 2011

Internationally renowned experts assess the role of retail work in modern industrial economies in Retail Work. Chapters are arranged thematically to capture four aspects of retail work: the nature of work and the shop floor; work across the supply chain and the wider productive system; the skills used in retailing; and workers as a collectivity.