This article examines the relationship between workplace transformation (or restructuring) and the well-being of employees, in terms of both psychological and physical health, at a large manufacturing corporation in the United States. While the previous literature has been largely divided over...

The tension-reduction model that links workplace stress to alcohol use and problems has received mixed support in previous investigations. Following recommendations that this model include moderated mediated relationships (Frone, 1999) using more specific forms of workplace stress, we examine...

Turbulence: Boeing and the State of American Workers and Managers -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Studying a Company and Workforce in Transition -- 2 How and Why Boeing Changed Everything About the Way It Makes Airplanes -- 3 Boeing's Changing...

This timely book investigates the experiences of employees at all levels of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) during a ten-year period of dramatic organizational change. As Boeing transformed itself, workers and managers contended with repeated downsizing, shifting corporate culture, new roles...