%0 Journal Article %T Well-Being at Work – the Essence, Causes and Consequences of the Phenomenon %A Czerw, Agnieszka %J International Journal of Contemporary Management %V 2014 %N Numer 13(2) %P 97-110 %K Well-Being, Work, Organization, Employee, Human resources management %@ 2449-8920 %D 2014 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/international-journal-of-contemporary-management/artykul/well-being-at-work-the-essence-causes-and-consequences-of-the-phenomenon %X Background. World literature in the area of management, which takes into account the psychological aspects of human functioning in the work situation, more and more deals with the phenomenon of well-being. Many authors emphasize for example the economic benefits to the organization resulting from the concern for the well-being of their employees. Research aims. This article aims to summarize and organize current knowledge of the phenomenon of well-being at work. Method. Due to the complexity of this concept it was necessary to clarify it for organization-al implementation. For this purpose the analysis of many reports from empirical and theoreti- cal studies in recent years was done. Reg findings. The model of well-being experienced by employees which includes its causes  and consequences is the result of the presented analysis of various theories and available  research results in the literature.