Stress, New Technology And The Physical Environment

Ashley Weinberg, Valerie J. Sutherland and Cary Cooper
Additional contact information
Ashley Weinberg: University of Salford
Cary Cooper: Lancaster University

Chapter 5 in Organizational Stress Management, 2010, pp 112-131 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Rapid technological development in the work environment has exposed more of us to the need to work “with” and “for” computers at work. “Computer phobics” are still found in the workplace, but a great majority of us are now required to work with computers, in some way. It has become a part of daily work practice that also forms part of our wider physical working environment. Within work surroundings, employees are also exposed to the potential for distress caused by noise, vibration, extremes of temperature, inappropriate lighting levels and poor hygiene. In this section, issues related to new technology are considered first, followed by scrutiny of the impact of physical demands in the work environment on our well-being and functioning.

Keywords: Work Environment; Sick Building Syndrome; Computer Monitoring; Sick Building Syndrome; Musculoskeletal Discomfort (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-20393-8_5

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.palgrave.com/9780230203938

DOI: 10.1057/9780230203938_5

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().