Ulf Lundberg – författare

Någonting har hänt i arbetslivet. Verksamheter omstruktureras allt oftare för att anpassa sig till en föränderlig omvärld. Det gränslösa arbetet lägger allt större krav på den enskilda individen.Tidigare generella normer för att organisera arbetet med avseende på tid, rum, utförande, ansvar och anställning omvandlas till förmån för en mer individ- och situationsberoende ordning. Nu måste individen i allt större utsträckning själv initiera, motivera, planera, genomföra och ta ansvar för det egna arbetet.

Denna bok handlar om dessa förändringar och de psykiska och sociala konsekvenser som följer med dem. I boken beskrivs och diskuteras de nya arbetsorganisationerna och deras styrmekanismer, de nya kunskapskraven som arbetslivet ställer på individen, de förändrade relationerna mellan arbetet och livet i övrigt samt det nya arbetslivets betydelse för stress och hälsa.

Om författarna

Författarna är forskare vid Arbetslivsinstitutet i Stockholm samt vid Psykologiska och Pedagogiska institutionerna vid Stockholms universitet.

Drawing on more than a decade of inter-disciplinary research, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the available theories, concepts, data and research on new work organizations and the concept of ‘work without boundaries’. Explores a concept of work that is not restricted by traditional organizational rules like regular office hours, a single workplace, fixed procedures and limited responsibilityProvides a comprehensive overview of the available theories, concepts, data and research on new work organizationsExamines the shift of power away from organizations to make individuals accountable for their own employability and workDraws on over a decade of original research into ‘work without boundaries’ in which the authors are  key authoritiesBrings together organization theory and work psychology with scholarship from related fields including sociology, social psychology, cognition and psychobiology

Drawing on more than a decade of inter-disciplinary research, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the available theories, concepts, data and research on new work organizations and the concept of ‘work without boundaries’. Explores a concept of work that is not restricted by traditional organizational rules like regular office hours, a single workplace, fixed procedures and limited responsibilityProvides a comprehensive overview of the available theories, concepts, data and research on new work organizationsExamines the shift of power away from organizations to make individuals accountable for their own employability and workDraws on over a decade of original research into ‘work without boundaries’ in which the authors are  key authoritiesBrings together organization theory and work psychology with scholarship from related fields including sociology, social psychology, cognition and psychobiology

The Science of Occupational Health is an evidence-based resource for all members of the health care team working with those affected by work-based stress - whether individuals suffering physical or psychological symptoms, or organizations trying to provide optimum conditions for healthy and productive employees. The authors offer a unique psychobiological perspective, discussing the modern workplace as a cause of stimulation and well-being, as well as of distress and illness. They provide a rigorous but highly accessible scientific account of the effects that stress has on mind and body, with key chapters on 'Responses to Stress', 'Stress-Related Health Problems', and 'Stress Hormones at Work'.This book offers the reader practical guidance on health promotion and preventive strategies at both individual and organizational levels. It concludes with a discussion of present occupational conditions around the world, and predictions of likely trends in the future.

Until recently, studies of women's health received scant research attention in the context of the overall magnitude of research conducted on health. Even for health issues that affect both men and women, most research has been limited to male subjects, leaving a large gap in our knowledge base concerning women's health. Finally, the decade of the 1990s is ushering in a shift in this inequity. In 1990 the U.S. National Institutes of Health issued a compelling report citing the lack of sufficient research on women's health as a major gap in our knowledge, and a mandate has been issued to add women as study subjects in research or to document why they have not been included. Such directives will undoubtedly lead to a much-needed burgeoning of research activities in the area of women's health as we approach the twenty-first century. Despite limited research resources, however, there have been steady, scientifically rigorous voices in the wilderness for the last several years, and many of the best investigators are represented in this volume. These workers have led the vanguard in exploring psychosocial factors that are likely to differentially affect women's and men's health. For example, women and men engage in social roles that often differ, if not in quantity, then certainly in quality. Sex differences in role expectations, environmen­ tal qualities, role burdens related to the domains of work and family, and abilities to adapt to and cope with stressful situations may have a distinctive impact on health.