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Evidence is accumulating that in many contemporary work environments people are literally working themselves to death. But what do we really know about job-related stress and illness? Based on a ten-year study of nearly five thousand workers, this path-breaking book by a distinguished industrial engineer and sociologist and a specialist in industrial medicine identifies a clear connection between work-related illness and workers' lack of participation in the design and outcome of their labors.Karasek, Robert A. is the author of 'Healthy Work Stress, Productivity, and the Reconstruction of Working Life' with ISBN 9780465028979 and ISBN 0465028977.
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