A Meaningful Life at Work : The Paradox of Wellbeing.

Front Cover -- A Meaningful Life at Work -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- References -- Chapter 1 Passionate about Work or Addicted to Work? -- Introduction -- Work Engagement and Workaholism -- Engagement as Passion towards Work -- Outcomes of Engagement -- Understanding the Addictive Side of Workaholism -- Causes of Workaholism -- The Outcome of Workaholism -- The Connection between Engagement and Workaholism to Wellbeing -- Intervention: How Do We Help Workaholics? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 'Being Good or Being Bad in the Workplace?' Does Moral Imagination Influence Employees' Ethical Behaviour? -- Introduction -- Ethics and Moral: Which One Is Better? -- Wellbeing: We Need a Good and Ethical Employee -- Major Models of Ethical Behaviour -- Moral Imagination -- Moral Imagination and Wellbeing -- A Right Culture for Moral Imagination -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Cyberbullies: Hurt Me Not! -- Deciphering Cyberbullying at the Workplace -- The Covert Operation of Cyberbullies -- Anonymity -- Lack of Supervision -- Boundarylessness -- Publicness -- Cyberbullying and Employees' Wellbeing -- Psychological Wellbeing -- Physiological Wellbeing -- Stopping Cyberbullies in Their Path: What Choice Do We Have? -- Victims: Fight or Flight? -- Organisation as the Protector -- Policy -- Independent Channel for Redress -- Engage Computer Forensic Investigation -- Threat Assessment -- Supportive Climate -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 It's Not a Compliment, It's Harassment! -- Introduction -- Definition of Sexual Harassment -- Forms of Sexual Harassment -- Statistics and Studies on Sexual Harassment at the Workplace -- Victims of Sexual Harassment: More Women than Men -- Impact of Sexual Harassment on Employees' Wellbeing -- Psychological Stress.

Physical Distress -- Economic Harm -- On the Victim -- On the Perpetrator -- On the Organisation -- Challenges for the Organisation -- Preventive Measures -- Sexual Harassment: Malaysian Scenario -- Conclusion -- References -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 Positivity and Happiness in the Workplace -- Academic Research Evolution on Positivity and Happiness in the Workplace -- Research Around the World and Asia -- Research in Malaysia -- Assessing Malaysian Scholarly Outputs -- Research Development Related to Positivity -- Positivity and Happiness in Practice -- Production Industries -- Service Industries -- External versus Internal Positivity Practices -- Managing Internal Organisational Factors -- Simpler Structures -- Achieving Integration -- Control -- Questions of Rewards and Payment Systems -- Conclusion: Integration of Academic and Practice -- References -- Employee Wellbeing: A Matter of Choice -- Reference -- Index.

A Meaningful Life at Workaddresses a range of issues impacting experiences in the workplace and restricting personal growth in a professional setting. The authors explore employee wellbeing from a Malaysian perspective as a developing country, as well as the broader Asian and wider global context.

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