Training Programs for Managing Well-being in Companies

Sonja Treven; Urška Treven; Simona Šarotar Žižek

Sonja Treven
Urška Treven
Simona Šarotar Žižek

Keywords: Training, well-being, employee diversity, stress

Abstract

This paper discussed the significance of well-being (WB) and well-being management (WBM). As successful WBM requires the implementation of different training programs, such programs are presented in detail. The cause–effect relationship between training and individual/organizational performance is researched as well. The aim of the research to support this article was to present WBM, its training programs, as well as the determination of WBM activities concerning the mentioned programs implemented in Slovenian organizations.

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Author Biographies

Sonja Treven

Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia
E-mail: sonja.treven@um.si

Sonja Treven, Ph.D., is a professor in the field of human resource management at the School of Business and Economics at the University of Maribor in Slovenia. She is the head of the Department of Management and Organization and of the Institute of Organization and Information Systems. She is the author/co-author of 13 books as well as more than 80 scientific articles. She has participated in more than 100 domestic and international conferences with her papers as an author or co-author.

Urška Treven

PaX Stabil GmbH, Gabersdorf, Austria
E-mail: treven.urska@gmail.com

Mag. Urška Treven, law graduate, is employed in the international company PaX Stabil in Austria in the field of marketing. Since 2006, she has gained extensive experience in the field of justice, international projects, and the field of international cooperation with customers as well as the field of scientific research. She has actively participated in many national and international conferences and has co-authored one book and several international scientific articles.

Simona Šarotar Žižek

Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia
E-mail: simona.sarotar@um.si

Simona Šarotar Žižek, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the University of Maribor’s Faculty of Economic and Business. She is the author and/or co-author of several articles published in various international and Slovenian journals and/or presented at scientific and expert conferences. She has prepared several scientific monographs and chapters in scientific and expert monographs. On several occasions she has been invited to present her papers at scientific and expert conferences. She is also active in preparing and implementing projects.

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