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Healthy Work - by Robert Karasek & Tores Theorell (Paperback)

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  • Evidence is accumulating that in many contemporary work environments people are literally working themselves to death.
  • About the Author: Robert Karasek is professor of work environment at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
  • 398 Pages
  • Business + Money Management, Management

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About the Book



Based in a decade-long study of nearly five thousand workers, this pathbreaking book identifies a clear connection between work-related illness and workers lack of control."



Book Synopsis



Evidence is accumulating that in many contemporary work environments people are literally working themselves to death. But what do we really know about job-related stress and illness? Based on a ten-year study of nearly five thousand workers, this path-breaking book by a distinguished industrial engineer and sociologist and a specialist in industrial medicine identifies a clear connection between work-related illness and workers' lack of participation in the design and outcome of their labors.



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Evidence is accumulating that in many contemporary work environments people are literally working themselves to death. Based on a ten-year study of nearly five thousand workers, this path-breaking book identifies a clear connection between work-related illness and workers' lack of participation in the design and outcome of their labors.



About the Author



Robert Karasek is professor of work environment at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

Töres Theorell, a physician, is also a professor at Sweden's National Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.06 Inches (W) x .82 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.22 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 398
Genre: Business + Money Management
Sub-Genre: Management
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Robert Karasek & Tores Theorell
Language: English
Street Date: April 12, 1992
TCIN: 76999032
UPC: 9780465028979
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-5436
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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