The way in which their work is designed and managed can challenge people
working in organizations. This book is about those challenges, about how people
cope with them, and about how coping can moderate the effects of work on
health. To fulfil their obligation to help people cope, managers and researchers
need a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of coping in the work
context. The chapters that follow approach these fundamentals from diverse and
complementary perspectives. The objective is to develop a model of coping that
is of practical benefit while furthering the development of theory.