The impact of wealth and social class on older people’s well-being is detailed in new research published today. The study produced for the Economic and Social Research Council says the effects are much greater than was often assumed.

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Councils have been told they must listen to the views of local people about ways to make efficiency savings. The Communities Secretary, Hazel Blears, told a meeting of local authority and community leaders that asking people what they wanted could lead to better services at a lower cost to council taxpayers.

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By Julie B. Olson-Buchanan and Wendy R. Boswell

This book integrates findings from research and practice to identify practical, evidence-based recommendations for preventing and fully addressing systemic workplace mistreatment.

The authors focus on the recursive effects of mistreatment in organizations and how individual and organizational well-being can be enhanced by carefully-designed policies and procedures. They create a complete picture by bringing together relevant research from fragmented fields such as organizational psychology, labour relations and labour economics.

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