In earlier books in the Psychological and Behavioural Aspects of Risk Series, Cary Cooper and Ron Burke have identified the role played by human frailties and organizational toxicity in influencing individual and family functioning, and satisfaction and performance, and both unit and organizational effectiveness and success.

Contents: Part I Nature of the Issues: The healthy organization: reducing high-risk individual behavior and organizational toxicity, Ronald J. Burke. Part II Optimal Individual and Organizational Outcomes: Becoming fully engaged in the workplace: what individuals and organizations can do to foster work engagement, Arnold B. Bakker, Wido G.M. Oerlemans and Lieke L. ten Brummelhuis; Experiencing flow in the workplace and what individuals and organizations can do to foster it, Evangelia Demerouti and Clive J. Fullagar; Passion in organizations, Adrian Furnham; The importance of social capital in the workplace and how individuals and organizations can support its development, Fred O. Walumba and Amanda L. Christensen. Part III Individual Resources: Person-situated dynamics and well-being at work: an achievement goal theory perspective, Christina G.L. Nerstad, Glyn C. Roberts and Astrid M. Richardsen; When pulling to the negative emotional attractor is too much or not enough to inspire and sustain outstanding leadership, Richard E. Boyatzis; The emotional intelligence response to coping with narcissism in the work place, Roy Lubit. Part IV Organizational Initiatives: Enhancing well-being in organizations through selection and development, Jill Flint-Taylor and Ivan T. Robertson; Meaningful work is healthy work, Paul Fairlie; Discrimination in the workplace and employee health, Robert L. Dipboye, Barbara A. Fritzsche and Lindsay Dhanani; Changing sexual harassment within organizations via training interventions: suggestions and empirical data, Vicki J. Magley, Louise F. Fitzgerald, Jan Salisbury, Fritz Drasgow and Michael J. Zickar; The relationship between work design and retirement: implications for organizational policy, Amanda Griffiths, Alec Knight and Nor Diana Mohd Mahudin; Creating a safe and healthy work environment: the latest thinking and research evidence, Sharon Clarke, Sara Guediri and Elinor O’Connor; Inculcating values-based leadership: one Canadian firm

’This book addresses individual well-being through coverage of issues such as engagement, flow, social connectivity, and personal resources. It links this to the organizational implications to do with resourcing, meaningful work, values, corporate wellness and a lack of discrimination. In so doing it brings together the views and insights of leading scholars from around the world.’ Paul R. Sparrow, Lancaster University Management School, UK ’We all want it, but how do we get it? In The Fulfilling Workplace a top-notch pair of authors addresses this question for individuals and organizations. This timely international volume not only documents major barriers to fulfilling work, but also points the way toward hopeful paths for progress. It’s essential reading for organizational scholars and business leaders alike.’ Debra Major, Old Dominion University, USA ’This volume of essays deals with vital issues in today’s workplaces - health and well-being. Each chapter critically reflects on how these can be enhanced in organisations. The authors’ accumulated knowledge and experience are clearly displayed. For researchers and practitioners, this will be a very valuable resource, as it deals with both individual-level issues (such as employee psychological well-being) and organisational practices (for instance, corporate culture and ethics) that are crucial to the enhancement of both personal and organisational health. Highly recommended!’ Michael P. O’Driscoll, University of Waikato, New Zealand ’...The fulfilling workplace is a very necessary antidote to the prevailing mood of the times in our workplaces. It holds out the hope of a future where people are no simply left to sink or swim when their health and well-being is negatively impacted by their work, but are support by the whole ethos of the organisations in which they serve...’ RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Journal