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Project for Wellness and Work-Life (PWWL)

The Project for Wellness and Work-Life (PWWL) is a consortium of scholars who are pursuing research on the intersections of private, domestic life spheres and the public, commodified world of work. Furthermore, we examine organizational topics related to work-life well-being including workplace bullying, emotion labor, burnout, negotiation of gender and family issues and identities at work. PWWL explores these issues from a variety of perspectives, including: How work-life balance is interactionally negotiated between family members at home and with supervisors at work; how organizational policies enable and constrain work-life wellness choices; and how larger cultural discourses frame our understanding and experience of work and life.

New White Paper Released - 1/31/2007 - How to Bust the Office Bully: Eight Tactics for Explaining Workplace Abuse to Decision Makers

Nearly one-fourth of American employees will experience office bullying at some point in their work history. Unfortunately, a story of abuse that is not deemed credible is unlikely to motivate those in power to step in and stop the bullying. This not only damages the target of abuse, it also is costly for witnessing coworkers and the organization as a whole. In response to this dilemma, this article provides eight tactics to help bullying targets best tell their stories so that other people listen, find them credible, and bring about change.

To learn more about PWWL, please click on the links listed above or contact:

Sarah J. Tracy, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Director, Project for Wellness and Work-Life
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
Arizona State University
PO Box 871205; Tempe, AZ 85287-1205

Phone: 480/965-7709 Fax: 480/965-4291