Dying For A Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health And Company Performanceçand What We Can Do About It
by Jeffrey Pfeffer /
2018 / English / PDF
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You don't have to do a dangerous job to endure a health-destroying,
possibly life-threatening workplace. Just ask the manager in a
senior finance role whose immense workload required frequent
all-nighters, leading to alcohol and drug addiction. Or the
dedicated news media producer whose commitment to getting the story
resulted in a sixty-pound weight gain thanks to having no down time
to eat properly or exercise. These individuals are not exceptions.
Every industry is filled with them, and the costs, to both
employees and their companies, is enormous. In Dying for a
Paycheck, Jeffrey Pfeffer reveals that the management practices
that literally sicken and sometimes kill employees do not enhance
productivity or the bottom line. Instead, they diminish employee
engagement, increase turnover, reduce job performance, and drive up
health costs. Offering guidance and practical solutions for
enhancing workplace wellbeing, Dying for a Paycheck is a clarion
call for a social movement focused on human sustainability.
You don't have to do a dangerous job to endure a health-destroying,
possibly life-threatening workplace. Just ask the manager in a
senior finance role whose immense workload required frequent
all-nighters, leading to alcohol and drug addiction. Or the
dedicated news media producer whose commitment to getting the story
resulted in a sixty-pound weight gain thanks to having no down time
to eat properly or exercise. These individuals are not exceptions.
Every industry is filled with them, and the costs, to both
employees and their companies, is enormous. In Dying for a
Paycheck, Jeffrey Pfeffer reveals that the management practices
that literally sicken and sometimes kill employees do not enhance
productivity or the bottom line. Instead, they diminish employee
engagement, increase turnover, reduce job performance, and drive up
health costs. Offering guidance and practical solutions for
enhancing workplace wellbeing, Dying for a Paycheck is a clarion
call for a social movement focused on human sustainability.