Organizational options for preventing work-related stress in knowledge work

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 325-334

  Ipsen, Christine ^a   Jensen, Per Langaa ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Human factors in knowledge work; Job redesign; Stress management practice; Stress prevention

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL COMPONENT; DAILY ACTIVITY; ENGINEERING CONSULTING; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; JOB REDESIGN; KNOWLEDGE WORK; KNOWLEDGE WORKERS; ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGNS; ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS; ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES; QUALITATIVE STUDY; STRESS MANAGEMENT; WORK-RELATED; WORK-RELATED STRESS; WORKING LIFE;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; MANAGERS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; KNOWLEDGE WORK; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; REWARD; RISK REDUCTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRESS MANAGEMENT; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84859360062     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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