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The Psychology of Quality of Life pp 269–301Cite as

Work Well-Being

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Abstract

Historically, research and writing in work well-being has been turf of industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologists, organizational behavior scientists, and management scholars (O’Brien, 1990; Tait, Padgett, & Baldwin, 1989). Work well-being has been a topic that sprung from McGregor’s Theory Y in management. In this chapter, I will describe selected findings from QOL research dealing with work well-being. I organized this discussion to address the following questions:

This chapter is adapted from Sirgy, M. J. (2011). Employee well-being: An integrative perspective. In N. Reilly, M. J., Sirgy, & C. A. Gorman (Eds.), Ethics and quality of work life. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

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    For a more complete historical analysis of the concept of work well-being or quality of work life, the reader should consult Martel and Dupuis (2006).

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Sirgy, M.J. (2012). Work Well-Being. In: The Psychology of Quality of Life. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 50. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4405-9_17

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