A Self-Diagnostic Approach to Understanding Organizational and Personal Stressors: The C-O-P-E Model for Stress Reduction

by Bernadette H. Schell

Overview

This book was written to help organizations and their members better manage stress. Through a simple framework, C-O-P-E, human resource managers are provided the tools with which to determine if they and their organization are in Control, are showing Outward signs of distress, have Personality predispositions which escalate or de-escalate stress levels, and are Energy-balanced. The book's tone is optimistic, and its theme is: If there is a stress problem, identify it, fix it, but never ignore it. Treatment interventions typically employed by stress experts for fixing stress problems are discussed. Case histories are discussed to give managers a clearer understanding of what can go wrong with coping efforts, and what individuals and organizations can do to turban a negative situation into a positive one.

Professionals, such as human resource managers and industrial psychologists, and those teaching and researching in such fields as human resource development and training and organizational behavior, will be interested in this work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780899309385
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/18/1997
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

BERNADETTE H. SCHELL is a Professor in the School of Administration at Laurentian University in Ontario. Dr. Schell is President of her own human resource management consulting firm, is an active stress-management and industrial consultant, has served as a consulting editor for Psychology and Marketing, and has published many jourbanal articles in the human resource area.

Table of Contents

Preface
The Organizational Stress-Reduction Issue
Understanding the Organizational Stress-Reduction Challenge
Understanding Basic Stress-Process Terminology
The Control Issue
Assessing One's Own Ability to Maintain Control
Assessing the Organization's Ability to Maintain Control
The Outward Sign Issue
Assessing One's Own Outward Signs of Distress
Assessing the Organization's Outward Signs of Distress
The Personality Predisposition Issue
Understanding the Difference Between Self-Healing and Self-Destructive Personality Predispositions
Assessing One's Own Personality Predispositions
The Energy Expenditure and Energy Returbans Issue
Assessing One's Own Energy-Balance Effectiveness
Understanding the Organization's Function in Promoting Energy Balance
Bibliographical Essays
Index

Editorial Reviews

Schell (administration, Laurential U., Ontario) provides human resource managers with tools to evaluate and address their own and their organization's stress levels. Treatment interventions typically employed by stress experts for fixing stress problems are discussed, along with case histories and methods for turning negative situations into positive ones. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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