Workplace Health and Well-Being

The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify. This chapter looks at the role of workplaces in the drive for global sustainability through the World Health Organisations healthy workplace framewor

A sociotechnical analysis of accounting for employee health and safety: evidence from a multiple case study

The interest concerning accounting for employee health and safety (H&S) is relatively recent (Jallon et al. 2011). The aim is ‘to improve employees’ workability as well as the health of the organization’ (Johanson et al. 2007, p. 24) and to provide information on employees’ health, so that appropriate actions can be taken, and the interplay between employee well-being and organization’s targets can be promoted (DeArmand et al. 2010). In the accounting and health and safety literature, analysis is scarce as regards whether and how accounting allows the promotion of employee H&S issues and its integration into organization decision making. This chapter analyses the experimentation of an innovative new instrument for H&S management and measurement intwo business, through a double case study

Understanding mind/body medicine from Muslim religious practices of Salat and Dhikr

There has been an increasing medical interest in Muslim religious practices in promoting well-being. Central to Muslim religious practices are salat (prayer) and dhikr (chanting). These two religious forms may be argued as comprising elements of mind/body medicine due to their positive effect on the psychoneuroimmunological response. The aim of this article was to further understand the mind/body aspects of Muslim salat and dhikr.Arthur Sanioti