About the Authors
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 159-163. (Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being)
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Puppet or Puppeteer? The Role of Resource Control in the Occupational Stress Process
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 137-158. Abstract This chapter discusses how the control and strategic management of resources plays a role in the occupational stress process. Building upon prior resource theories of stress, the idea is developed that control of external and internal resources, and not resource acquisition or maintenance, is a vital element that contributes to a strain response to workplace demands. This can occur at the level of objective resources (resources needed to cope with demands), and it can occur at the level of perceived resources (the individual ’s perception of resource ...
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Paul E. Spector Source Type: research

Organizational Change, Uncertainty, and Employee Stress: Sensemaking Interpretations of Work Environments and the Experience of Politics and Stress
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 105-135. Abstract Large-scale organizational change, such as seen through mergers and acquisitions, CEO succession, and corporate entrepreneurship, sometimes is necessary in order to allow firms to be competitive. However, such change can be unsettling to existing employees, producing considerable uncertainty, conflict, politics, and stress, and thus, must be managed very carefully. Unfortunately, to date, little research has examined the relationships among change efforts, perceptions of political environments, and employee stress reactions. We introduce a conceptual mo...
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kaitlyn DeGhetto Zachary A. Russell Gerald R. Ferris Source Type: research

Sensitivity and Adaptability in the Face of Powerlessness: The Roles of Political Will and Political Skill within the Experience of Powerlessness and its Impact on Stress-Related Outcomes
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 81-103. Abstract In a world that glorifies power, the lives of the powerless serve as context for testimonies of salvation that in their pretentiousness more often reinforce the reputation and self-esteem of the powerful hero than transform the lives of the oppressed. Whereas these types of popular human-interest stories may raise awareness of the conditions surrounding the powerless, they do little more than advance the notion that these individuals are without hope and must rely solely on the generosity, resources, and leadership of the powerful populations by which th...
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Darren C. Treadway Emily D. Campion Lisa V. Williams Source Type: research

Stress, Psychological Strain, and Reduced Organizational Effectiveness: The Destructive Consequences of the Use of Intimidation and Pressure by Supervisors
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 51-80. Abstract This chapter builds on previous research that conceptualized organizational politics as an organizational stressor. After reviewing the studies that integrated the occupational stress literature with the organizational politics literature, it discusses the negative implications of the use of intimidation and pressure by supervisors, implications that have generally been overlooked. Specifically, the chapter presents a conceptual model positing that the use of intimidation and pressure by supervisors creates stress in their subordinates. This stress, in tu...
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Galit Meisler Eran Vigoda-Gadot Amos Drory Source Type: research

Positive Politics, Negative Politics, and Engagement: Psychological Safety, Meaningfulness, and Availability as “Black Box” Explanatory Mechanisms
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 33-49. Abstract Much of the research associated with organizational politics has focused on negative outcomes such as stress, burnout, and turnover intention. Only a limited amount of research has focused on identifying the psychological mechanisms that explain the influence of negative organizational politics on individual and organizational outcomes. In this chapter, we propose a more positive conceptualization of organizational politics and explore potential associations between both positive and negative politics and employee engagement. More specifically, we propose...
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Erin M. Landells Simon L. Albrecht Source Type: research

All Roads Lead to Well-Being: Unexpected Relationships Between Organizational Politics Perceptions, Employee Engagement, and Worker Well-Being
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 1-32. Abstract Research on perceptions of organizational politics has mostly explored the negative aspects and detrimental outcomes for organizations and employees. Responding to recent calls in the literature for a more balanced treatment, we expand on how positive and negative organizational politics perceptions are perceived as stressors and affect employee outcomes through their influence on the social environment. We propose that employees appraise positive and negative organization politics perceptions as either challenge or hindrance stressors, to which they respo...
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Zinta S. Byrne Steven G. Manning James W. Weston Wayne A. Hochwarter Source Type: research

Prelims
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page i-xii. (Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being)
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Index
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 165-171. (Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being)
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

About the Authors
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 159-163. (Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being)
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Puppet or Puppeteer? The Role of Resource Control in the Occupational Stress Process
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 137-158. Abstract This chapter discusses how the control and strategic management of resources plays a role in the occupational stress process. Building upon prior resource theories of stress, the idea is developed that control of external and internal resources, and not resource acquisition or maintenance, is a vital element that contributes to a strain response to workplace demands. This can occur at the level of objective resources (resources needed to cope with demands), and it can occur at the level of perceived resources (the individual ’s perception of resource ...
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Paul E. Spector Source Type: research

Organizational Change, Uncertainty, and Employee Stress: Sensemaking Interpretations of Work Environments and the Experience of Politics and Stress
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 105-135. Abstract Large-scale organizational change, such as seen through mergers and acquisitions, CEO succession, and corporate entrepreneurship, sometimes is necessary in order to allow firms to be competitive. However, such change can be unsettling to existing employees, producing considerable uncertainty, conflict, politics, and stress, and thus, must be managed very carefully. Unfortunately, to date, little research has examined the relationships among change efforts, perceptions of political environments, and employee stress reactions. We introduce a conceptual mo...
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kaitlyn DeGhetto Zachary A. Russell Gerald R. Ferris Source Type: research

Sensitivity and Adaptability in the Face of Powerlessness: The Roles of Political Will and Political Skill within the Experience of Powerlessness and its Impact on Stress-Related Outcomes
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 81-103. Abstract In a world that glorifies power, the lives of the powerless serve as context for testimonies of salvation that in their pretentiousness more often reinforce the reputation and self-esteem of the powerful hero than transform the lives of the oppressed. Whereas these types of popular human-interest stories may raise awareness of the conditions surrounding the powerless, they do little more than advance the notion that these individuals are without hope and must rely solely on the generosity, resources, and leadership of the powerful populations by which th...
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Darren C. Treadway Emily D. Campion Lisa V. Williams Source Type: research

Stress, Psychological Strain, and Reduced Organizational Effectiveness: The Destructive Consequences of the Use of Intimidation and Pressure by Supervisors
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 51-80. Abstract This chapter builds on previous research that conceptualized organizational politics as an organizational stressor. After reviewing the studies that integrated the occupational stress literature with the organizational politics literature, it discusses the negative implications of the use of intimidation and pressure by supervisors, implications that have generally been overlooked. Specifically, the chapter presents a conceptual model positing that the use of intimidation and pressure by supervisors creates stress in their subordinates. This stress, in tu...
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Galit Meisler Eran Vigoda-Gadot Amos Drory Source Type: research

Positive Politics, Negative Politics, and Engagement: Psychological Safety, Meaningfulness, and Availability as “Black Box” Explanatory Mechanisms
Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Page 33-49. Abstract Much of the research associated with organizational politics has focused on negative outcomes such as stress, burnout, and turnover intention. Only a limited amount of research has focused on identifying the psychological mechanisms that explain the influence of negative organizational politics on individual and organizational outcomes. In this chapter, we propose a more positive conceptualization of organizational politics and explore potential associations between both positive and negative politics and employee engagement. More specifically, we propose...
Source: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being - August 21, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Erin M. Landells Simon L. Albrecht Source Type: research