Maintaining a Healthy Work Culture
Maintaining a Healthy Work Culture
Rachelle L. McTeer
ORG/PSY5270
November 14, 2010
Amy Hakim, Ph.D.
Abstract
A healthy work environment refers to an organization in which people are valued and priority is given to the multiple aspects of the workplace that affect employees’ ability to function well in order to accomplish the goals of the organization. Creating and maintain a healthy work environment is a shared responsibility of everyone in the organization, it is the particular domain of the leadership to attend to this environment, set a proper tone, and initiate practices that promote organizational wellness. This paper will discuss the importance, components, and effects of a healthy work environment; compare and contrast a healthy environment with a work environment that is not healthy; identify and define common mental disorders; and determine how those mental disorders should be effectively addressed in the workplace.
Maintaining a Healthy Work Culture In the world of business, how people within an organization act as members of that organization has an immense influence upon the lives of all individuals and the productivity of the organization. An important step in understanding the influence that the behavior of people within organizations has on the many aspects of people’s lives is learning about organizational psychology. Studying the human portion of the working environment produces fair-minded plans of implementation to improve workplace conditions and productivity and assist in capitalizing on employee efficiency and satisfaction. As a result, the use of organizational psychology has become a prominent necessity within companies all over the world. Due to the growing number of competitors providing similar services and stressful expectations of continued success, having an understanding of organizational psychology proves time and again to be one of crucial significance. The organization 's base rests on management 's philosophy,
Rachelle L. McTeer
ORG/PSY5270
November 14, 2010
Amy Hakim, Ph.D.
Abstract
A healthy work environment refers to an organization in which people are valued and priority is given to the multiple aspects of the workplace that affect employees’ ability to function well in order to accomplish the goals of the organization. Creating and maintain a healthy work environment is a shared responsibility of everyone in the organization, it is the particular domain of the leadership to attend to this environment, set a proper tone, and initiate practices that promote organizational wellness. This paper will discuss the importance, components, and effects of a healthy work environment; compare and contrast a healthy environment with a work environment that is not healthy; identify and define common mental disorders; and determine how those mental disorders should be effectively addressed in the workplace.
Maintaining a Healthy Work Culture In the world of business, how people within an organization act as members of that organization has an immense influence upon the lives of all individuals and the productivity of the organization. An important step in understanding the influence that the behavior of people within organizations has on the many aspects of people’s lives is learning about organizational psychology. Studying the human portion of the working environment produces fair-minded plans of implementation to improve workplace conditions and productivity and assist in capitalizing on employee efficiency and satisfaction. As a result, the use of organizational psychology has become a prominent necessity within companies all over the world. Due to the growing number of competitors providing similar services and stressful expectations of continued success, having an understanding of organizational psychology proves time and again to be one of crucial significance. The organization 's base rests on management 's philosophy,
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