The book delves into the factors influencing workplace happiness, examining why some individuals experience greater joy or discontent than others. Peter Warr evaluates various definitions and assessments of happiness, integrating both environmental and personal aspects to provide insights into the differing experiences of individuals in their work environments.
Are you happy at work? Or do you just grin and bear it? This book looks at happiness and unhappiness. It presents the causes and consequences of low job satisfaction and offers suggestions and strategies for how to get more enjoyment from work. It includes different case studies about individual work situations.
From our patterns of thinking to the influence of government policies, this concise volume gives an insightful overview of the many psychological factors that affect our happiness and mental well-being.
Covers psychological processes, the study of groups and work teams, and the nature of complex organizations as a whole. Reflecting developments in psychology as well as society generally, this book contains topics that range from skill and workload, shiftwork, personnel selection, and training and careers.
Focusing on Thailand's economic landscape, the book examines the aftermath of the Asian economic crisis that originated in the country, disrupting a decade of growth. It analyzes the policy missteps of both the Thai government and the IMF that precipitated the collapse. The author highlights the resulting challenges, such as rising poverty levels and a backlog of non-performing loans that hindered the banking system, ultimately delaying the nation's recovery efforts.
Fascinating and much forgotten story of Sheffield's contribution to the Great War.
This long-awaited memoir by a key figure in Formula 1 includes trenchant observations on the 12 World Champions with whom he worked at Team Lotus. Peter Warr was best known for his management of the Lotus Formula 1 team, where he was one of Colin Chapman's closest allies as well as the man who nurtured the early Formula 1 careers of Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell. Frank, informative and beautifully written, his memoir remained unfinished at the time of his death in 2010, but the bulk of his work was done and was published in 2012, complete with an introduction and epilogue by Simon Taylor. This long-awaited inside story, which is of particular interest for its author's thoughts on Chapman and all the drivers he worked with, is a 'must read' for any Formula 1 enthusiast.
A wide-ranging account of Sheffield life during the war and afterwards, with many newly-discovered facts. It explores War-work in 350 Sheffield companies:- the city's 'national factories' and 'controlled organizations', the Ministry of Munitions, employment of women and compulsory call-up, conscientious objectors and Military Tribunals.