Purpose and meaning in the workplace / edited by Bryan J. Dik, Zinta S. Byrne, and Michael F. Steger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dik, Bryan J., editor.

Byrne, Zinta S., editor.

Steger, Michael F., editor.

American Psychological Association.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development--Psychological aspects.

Career development.

Job satisfaction.

Work--Psychological aspects.

Work.

Employees--Psychology.

Employees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : American Psychological Association, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book investigates the crucial question of how meaningful work can be fostered and sustained throughout a range of work environments.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Introduction

Part I Cultivating a Meaningful Career

Chapter 1 Career Construction: Heeding the Call of the Heart

Chapter 2 A Person-Environment Fit Approach to Cultivating Meaning

Chapter 3 Meaningful Work and the Protean Career

Part II Meaning Making on the Job

Chapter 4 Job Crafting and Meaningful Work

Chapter 5 Employee Engagement and Meaningful Work

Chapter 6 Profane or Profound? Finding Meaning in Dirty Work

Chapter 7 Promoting Meaning and Purpose at Work: A Social-Cognitive Perspective

Part III Leading a Meaningful Organization

Chapter 8 Doing Well, Doing Good, and Doing With: Organizational Practices for Effectively Cultivating Meaningful Work

Chapter 9 Transformational Leadership and Meaningful Work

Chapter 10 Connecting the Dots: Coaching Leaders to Turn Values Into Meaningful Work

Index

About the Editors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4338-1315-7

OCLC:

922965293