Beschreibung
This book explores a new area of psychology of sustainability and sustainable development with specific focus on organizations, and introduces a range of advanced perspectives for healthy business, harmonization and decent work. Split into two parts, the first half presents cross-cultural contributions that study in depth the benefits and drawbacks of sustainability, while the second half discusses theoretical approaches and empirical research that offer new prospects for innovation in prevention science. Gathering research from leading scholars and researchers from around the globe, this book offers an essential reference guide that will benefit researchers, professionals, students, and policy makers interested in promoting better business harmony and sustainability.
Autorenporträt
Annamaria Di Fabio is Full Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at the Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (Psychology Section) of the University of Florence, Italy. She is also director of both the following international research and intervention laboratories: Cross-Cultural Positive Psychology, Prevention, and Sustainability (CCrossPoPP&S); Work and Organizational Psychology for Vocational Guidance, Career Counseling, Talents and Healthy Organizations (WOProCCareerT&HO). She is Editor of the Australian Journal of Career Development (AJCD) from July 2021; one of the editors of Sustainability Science (Springer) since 2016; Editor-in-Chief of the Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development Section of Sustainability (MDPI) since 2019; Associate editor of Personality and Individual Differences (PAID) (Elsevier) since 2017 to 2020; Associate editor of Frontiers in Psychology/Organizational Psychology (Frontiers) since 2015; Co-editor of Orientation Scolaire et Professionnelle (CNAM-INETOP) since 2009; and Editor-in-chief of Counseling: Italian Journal of Research and Intervention (Erickson) since 2008. She is in the editorial board, also serving as reviewer, of many other international scientific journals. She was General Editor of the Newsletter of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) since 2012 to 2018. She has been elected to the Board of Directors (BoD) of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) since July 2018 and is responsible for its international project Promoting Decent work for All. She is the author of more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and many books and book chapters. She has been invited to international scientific conferences around the world both as keynote speaker and as chair and discussant.
