Workplace Health and Safety: Psychology and Management
Order Description
Report background
You are an in" rel="nofollow">in-house busin" rel="nofollow">iness psychologist for a large in" rel="nofollow">international company. The company
has growin" rel="nofollow">ing concerns regardin" rel="nofollow">ing the health and wellbein" rel="nofollow">ing of their employers. More
specifically, the organisation has notice a growin" rel="nofollow">ing level of job dissatisfaction amongst
employees, and at company level in" rel="nofollow">increased rates of sickness absence. The CEO and senior
management of the company would like to have a more full and in" rel="nofollow">in-depth understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of
the nature and management of:
- work-related stress;
- workin" rel="nofollow">ing hours;
- work demands;
- burnout;
- work-life conflict;
- bullyin" rel="nofollow">ing; and
- social support in" rel="nofollow">in the workplace.
The summary report should address several key areas and issues:
1) What is the issue or problem?
2) How common is it?
3) What are the causes and consequences of this problem/issue?
4) How does psychology and psychological theory help us understand and, in" rel="nofollow">in turn,
manage or prevent this problem?
5) Outlin" rel="nofollow">ine and describe key policy and legal documents relatin" rel="nofollow">ing to the selected area
that employers should be made aware of or bear in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind.