Beaucoup de salariés trouvent leur travail "plus dur", "plus prenant", même s'il est aussi parfois "plus intéressant". Mais l'organisation de l'économie et celle de l'entreprise changent et la nature de l'intensité du travail change en même temps. Ecrits par des économistes, des ergonomes, des gestionnaires, des juristes, des psychologues et des sociologues allemands, américains, australiens, belges, britanniques, canadiens, français, italiens et suédois, plusieurs dizaines d'institutions font le point des connaissances et témoignent de la vitalité des recherches dans le domaine et de la vivacité des débats.

For advanced students and researchers in the field, this handbook focuses on familiarizing the reader with the fundamentals of applied human resource management whilst contextualizing practice within wider theoretical considerations.

Since the first edition of this book was published, the subject of sustainability has risen to the forefront of thinking in almost every subject within business and management. Tackling the latest developments and integrating practical perspectives with rigorous research, this new edition sheds light on a vital aspect of working life. Current trends reveal that increasing intensity at work has major consequences at individual, organizational and societal levels. Sustainability in work systems thus requires a multi-stakeholder approach, emphasising a value-based choice to promote the concurrent development of various resources in the work system. This sustainability grows from intertwined individual and collective learning processes taking place within and between organizations in collaboration. In exploring the development of sustainable work systems, this book analyzes these problems, and provides the basis for designing and implementing 'sustainable work systems' based on the idea of regeneration and the development of human and social resources. The authors, who are leading researchers and practitioners from around the world, consider the existing possibilities and emerging solutions and explore alternatives to intensive work systems.