Book Reviews

摘要

Most publications on the subject of stress at work describe stress as being a toxic experience, one that should be avoided at all costs. However, such an approach does not recognise that stress might be used to facilitate personal growth, professional development and higher levels of performance. This is the backdrop against which Thriving under stress (by Thomas Britt - professor of social and organizational psychology, Clem-son University, and Steve Jex- professor of psychology, Bowling Green State University) has been written. The authors describe how stressful working conditions can produce positive outcomes "if employees approach the demands of the job in the right way".