Work & Leisure Links
WORK - PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
 

John Arnold, Cary L. Cooper, Ivan T. Robertson (1998). Work Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour in the Workplace. (London, UK: Financial Times: Pitman, 524 p. [3rd ed.]). Work -- Psychological aspects.

Steven Berglas (2001). Reclaiming the Fire: How Successful People Can Overcome Burnout. (New York, NY: Random House, 241 p.). Burn out (Psychology); Mental fatigue; Success--Psychological aspects.

Po Bronson (2002). What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question. (New York, NY: Random House, 370 p.). Self-actualization (Psychology).

Joanne B. Ciulla (2000). The Working Life: The Promise and Betrayal of Modern Work. (New York, NY: Times Books, 266 p.). Work ethic; Work--Psychological aspects.  

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 303 p.). Emeritus Professor of Psychology (University of Chicago). Happiness; Attention. It's not what you do...it's how you feel about what you do.

--- (1996). Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention. (New York, NY: HarperCollins, 456 p.). Creative ability; Creative thinking.

--- (1997). Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life. (New York, NY: Basic Books, 181 p.). Happiness; Conduct of life.

Tom DeMarco (2001). Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency. (New York, NY: Broadway Books, 226 p.). Industrial management; Job stress; Risk management.

David Henry Feldman, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and Howard Gardner (1994). Changing the World: A Framework for the Study of Creativity. (Westport, CT: Praeger, 180 p.). Creative ability.

Herbert J. Freudenberger and Gail North (1985). Women's Burnout: How to Spot It, How to Reverse It and How to Prevent It. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 244 p.). Women--Mental health; Burn out (Psychology).

Herbert J. Freudenberger with Geraldine Richelson (1980). Burn-out: The High Cost of High Achievement. (Garden City, NY: Anchor Press, 214 p.). Burn out (Psychology); Successful people--Mental health. 

David R. Frew (1977). Management of Stress: Using TM at Work. (Chicago, IL: Nelson-Hall, 235 p.). Work--Psychological aspects; Stress (Psychology); Transcendental Meditation; Personnel management.

W. Timothy Gallwey (2000). The Inner Game of Work: Focus, Learning, Pleasure, and Mobility in the Workplace. (New York, NY: Random House, 231 p.). Work--Psychological aspects.  

Daniel Goleman (1998). Working with Emotional Intelligence. (New York, NY: Bantam, 383 p.). Executive ability; Management--Psychological aspects; Emotional intelligence; Personality development; Emotions and cognition.

Frederick Herzberg, Bernard Mausner, Barbara Bloch Snyderman; with a new introduction by Frederick Herzberg (1993). The Motivation To Work. (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 157 p. [orig. pub. 1959]). Job satisfaction; Work.

Herminia Ibarra (2003). Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career. (Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, p.). Professor of Organizational Behavior (Insead). Career changes; Career changes--Psychological aspects; Self-actualization (Psychology).

Kathy Kolbe (1990). The Conative Connection: Uncovering the Link Between Who You Are and How You Perform. (Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 218 p.). Creative ability; Will; Self-actualization (Psychology); Success--Psychological aspects.

Harold S. Kushner (2001). Living a Life That Matters: Resolving the Conflict Between Conscience and Success. (Boston, MA: Knopf, 158 p.). Self-esteem--Religious aspects; Meaning (Philosophy)--Religious aspects; Good works (Theology).

Douglas LaBier (1989). Modern Madness: The Hidden Link Between Work and Emotional Conflict. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 253 p.). Professional employees--Mental health; Professional employees--Mental health services; Work--Psychological aspects.

Jonathon Lazear (2001). The Man Who Mistook His Job for a Life: A Chronic Overachiever Finds the Way Home. (New York, NY: Crown, 187 p.). Men--Psychology; Masculinity; Workaholism; Workaholics--Rehabilitation.

Harry Levinson (1970). Executive Stress: Learn to Overcome the Pressures of Corporate Life. (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 289 p.). Executives; Psychology, Industrial.

Jean Lipman-Blumen (2004). The Allure of Toxic Leaders: Why We Follow Destructive Bosses and Corrupt Politicians - and How We Can Survive Them. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 320 p.). Thornton F. Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management (Claremont Graduate University). Leadership--Moral and ethical aspects; Leadership--Psychological aspects; Power (Social sciences); Immorality. 

Corinne Maier (2004). Bonjour Paresse: De l'Art et la Nécessité d'en Faire le Moins Possible en Entreprise ("Hello Laziness: The Art and the Importance of Doing the Least Possible in the Workplace"). (Paris, FR: Editions Michalon, 117 p.). Economist, State-Owned EDF (Electricite de France). Work -- Psychological aspects. 

Christina Maslach, Michael P. Leiter (1997). The Truth about Burnout: How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What To Do about It. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 186 p.). Professor of Psychology (University of California, Berkeley); Dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science and Professor of Psychology (Acadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada). Job stress; Work--Psychological aspects; Stress management; Corporate culture. 

--- (2005). Banishing Burnout: Six Strategies for Improving Your Relationship with Work. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 208 p.). Professor of Psychology and the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (University of California, Berkeley); Professor of Psychology (Acadia University, Canada). Work--Psychological aspects; Psychology, Industrial; Burn out (Psychology)--Prevention.  

Dr. Alan Angus McLean (1979). Work Stress. (Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 142 p.). Job stress. Addison-Wesley series on occupational stress.

Dr. Alan Angus McLean and Graham Taylor (1958). Mental Health in Industry. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 262 p.). Director, Center for Occupational Psychiatry (Cornell University Medical College). Medicine, Industrial; Mental health[; Psychology, Industrial. Seminal work that set forth how managers may foster mental well-being.

Carol M. Orsborn (2000). Inner Excellence at Work: The Path to Meaning, Spirit and Success. (New York, NY: AMACOM, 190 p. [rev. and updated]). Success in business; Creative ability in business; Excellence; Self-actualization (Psychology); Self-realization; Stress management.

Ilene J. Philipson (2002). Married to the Job: Why We Live To Work and What We Can Do About It. (New York, NY: Free Press, 258 p.). Workaholics; Work--Psychological aspects; Quality of work life; Work and family; Women--Employment--Psychological aspects; Psychology, Industrial.

Stephan B. Poulter (2006). The Father Factor: How Your Father’s Legacy Impacts Your Career. (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 239 p.). Clinical Psychologist Specializing in Family Relationships. Psychology, Industrial; Fatherhood--Psychological aspects; Parental influences; Socialization; Self-evaluation; Career development--Psychological aspects. Little-understood topic of adult father-son and father-daughter relationships. Parenting styles: 1) Superachiever Father, 2) Time Bomb Father, 3) Passive Father, 4) Absent Father, 5) Compassionate/Mentor Father.

Lewis Richmond (1999). Work as a Spiritual Practice: A Practical Buddhist Approach to Inner Growth and Satisfaction on the Job. (New York, NY: Broadway Books, 258 p.). Religious life--Buddhism; Work--Religious aspects--Buddhism; Buddhism--Doctrines.

Harriet Rubin (1999). Soloing: Realizing Your Life's Ambition. (New York, NY: HarperBusiness, 341 p.). Career development; Career changes; Self-perception; Self-actualization (Psychology); Self-employed.  

Judith K. Sprankle and Henry Ebel (1987). The Workaholic Syndrome. (New York, NY: Walker, 166 p.). Workaholism; Work ethic--United States.

David A. Statt (1994). Psychology and the World of Work. (Washington Square, NY: New York University Press, 457 p.). Psychology, Industrial.

Howard Stevenson and Laura Nash (2004). Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Life. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 296 p.). Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for External Relations (Harvard Business School); Senior Research Fellow (HBS). Success in business; Success. 

Glenn Van Ekeren (2001). 12 Simple Secrets of Happiness at Work. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 204 p.). Healthcare Executive. Job satisfaction; Self-realization; Interpersonal relations; Happiness. 

Robert L. Veninga, James P. Spradley (1981). The Work/Stress Connection: How To Cope with Job Burnout. (Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 314 p.). Job stress; Burn out (Psychology).

Robert S. Weiss (1990). Staying the Course: The Emotional and Social Lives of Men Who Do Well at Work. (New York, NY: Free Press, 314 p.). Men--United States--Psychology; Executives--United States--Psychology; Success in business--United States--Psychological aspects; Work--Psychological aspects; Work and family--United States.

Gary Zukav (1999). The Seat of the Soul. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 256 p.). New Age movement; Spiritual life--New Age movement. How feelings of meaning and purpose can enhance daily activities.

 

 

 

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