Progressing performance and well-being at work : travelling the loop / Jaap Paauwe.

Includes index.

Table Of Contents -- Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- About the author -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Travelling the loop: an introduction and overview of content -- The institutional perspective: how market, society, and organization interact -- The contextually-based Human Resource Theory -- AMO theory: how to improve abilities, motivation and opportunity to participate -- Goal setting theory and feedback -- Human capital and the differentiated approach to employees -- Strength of the HRM system -- Well-being: the crucial link between HRM practices and outcomes -- Line management enactment -- Job Demands Resources theory: how to stimulate engagement and to avoid burn-out? -- Job design and crafting: how can we create an optimal work setting? -- Psychological contract theory: fulfillment or violation? -- Psychological safety: the secret behind well-performing teams -- Organizational justice: in search of fairness and equity for your staff -- Social determination theory: how it can help to do a good job as a manager -- Appendix: Evidence-based management – meaning and implications for practitioners -- Index.

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