scholarly journals Employees' and line managers' active involvement in participatory organizational interventions: Examining direct, reversed, and reciprocal effects on well-being

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Tafvelin ◽  
Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz ◽  
Karina Nielsen ◽  
Henna Hasson
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Reciprocal Effects ◽  
Line Managers ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Organizational Interventions

scholarly journals The Relational Fit in Organizational Interventions—What Can Organizational Research Learn from Research in Psychotherapy?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 8104
Author(s):  
Malene Friis Andersen ◽  
Karina Nielsen ◽  
Jeppe Zielinski Nguyen Ajslev
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Organizational Research ◽  
Organizational Interventions ◽  
Therapist Factors ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
The Way

There is a growing interest in organizational interventions (OI) aiming to increase employees’ well-being. An OI involves changes in the way work is designed, organized, and managed. Studies have shown that an OI’s positive results are increased if there is a good fit between context and intervention and between participant and intervention. In this article, we propose that a third fit—the Relational Fit (R-Fit)—also plays an important role in determining an intervention’s outcome. The R-Fit consists of factors related to 1) the employees participating in the OI, 2) the intervention facilitator, and 3) the quality of the relation between participants and the intervention facilitator. The concept of the R-Fit is inspired by research in psychotherapy documenting that participant factors, therapist factors, and the quality of the relations explain 40% of the effect of an intervention. We call attention to the importance of systematically evaluating and improving the R-Fit in OIs. This is important to enhance the positive outcomes in OIs and thereby increase both the well-being and productivity of employees. We introduce concrete measures that can be used to study and evaluate the R-Fit. This article is the first to combine knowledge from research in psychotherapy with research on OIs.

The Value of Mindfulness-Based Methods in Teaching at a Clinical Field Placement

2010 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurper Gökhan ◽  
Edward F. Meehan ◽  
Kevin Peters
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Field Placement ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Mindfulness Skills ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
Psychology Course

The value of mindfulness-based methods in an undergraduate field placement was investigated in relation to the acquisition of self-care and other basic clinical competencies. The participants were 22 students in an applied behavioral analysis course, which included a mindfulness-based training module, and 20 students enrolled in an experimental psychology course without mindfulness training. The Mindfulness Attention and Awareness Scale, the Freiberg Mindfulness Inventory, and the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills were used as measurements before and after intervention. Mindfulness-trained participants kept records and were asked to share their personal experiences during supervision and an exit interview. Results demonstrated that training significantly increased mindfulness. Qualitative data indicated enhanced self-care, attention to well-being, self-awareness, active involvement acquiring skills, and empathy and compassion. The need to expand the utility of mindfulness to the realm of education and the importance of including comparison groups with other self-care modules for future studies were discussed.

scholarly journals Profit over People? Evaluating Morality on the Front Line during the COVID-19 Crisis: A Front-Line Service Manager’s Confession and Regrets

2020 ◽  
pp. 095001702097156
Author(s):  
Anastasios Hadjisolomou ◽  
Sam Simone
Keyword(s):  
Moral Economy ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Food Retailing ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Line Managers ◽  
Organizational Policies

This article gives voice to a front-line manager in food retailing, discussing her experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak which, overnight, became an ‘essential service’, leaving employees exposed to the virus. The article utilizes the ‘moral economy’ framework to understand how organizational policies, which were developed by senior management and implemented by front-line managers, denied human flourishing and well-being during a period of socio-economic crisis. The article captures the complexity of morality in organizations across managerial levels. Questioning the morality of managerial decisions during the pandemic and emphasizing how these are driven by the intense competition in the market, it reveals that front-line managers are caught between conflicting moral values and expectations. This study contributes to the ‘moral economy’ framework suggesting that the structural constraints of front-line managerial authority have challenged their moral values and narrowed the space for safe and meaningful work and well-being for front-line managers and employees.

Agricultural structure and farmers’ interconnections with rural communities

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-376
Author(s):  
T. Besser ◽  
C. Jurt ◽  
S. Mann
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Agricultural Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Farm Work ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Farm Diversification ◽  
North East ◽  
Ne Germany

Purpose In the context of rural development, the question how farmers are interconnected with local rural communities is crucial, as farmers historically have played a key role in rural areas, always shaped by the cultural-systemic context in which they acted. The purpose of this paper is to explore this connection in North-East (NE) Germany and Switzerland, two countries whose agricultural systems can be seen as diametrically opposed to each other with respect to their structure. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a survey on NE German and Swiss farmers to assess the connectivity between farms and rural communities in terms of the farm managers’ perceptions of their social networks, social support, sense of belonging, and active involvement in organizations. Findings The results show commonalities and differences between both study regions. Smaller farms are characterized by strongly locally based networks and a higher sense of community belonging, whereas larger farms rather have networks with strong ties outside the local dimension. Moreover, farmers’ local origin and farm diversification are positively associated with strengthening the connection between farms and local communities. Off-farm work is a means for this connection only in NE Germany. Originality/value This paper contributes to the discussion about adverse effects of farming scale and corporate farming on community well-being by simultaneously delivering insights into two structurally different agricultural systems. At the same time the approach allows for a comparison between the systems.

The intervention: Improving social-emotional skills in early childhood as a factor of school performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 344-354
Author(s):  
Coste Monica
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Systematic Observation ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Emotional Education

Contemporary studies show the major impact of early education on the future development of children, that justifies a quality educational approach from the early childhood, to meet the needs of children’s education for the onset of schooling. The dynamics of society and the updates in the field of education make it necessary to create an educational context as a response of the current needs of children’s competencies. In many countries, social-emotional education gains importance as an essential element of education, emotional intelligence being considered a determinant for success in life. The methods used were the pedagogical experiment, surveys, curricular analysis and systematic observation. When children experience well-being, the ability to think is increased. The active involvement of the teachers in the implementation of the programme, the use of recommended practices and the solving of the challenges that have appeared have led to an increase in the impact of the intervention. Keywords: Early childhood education, social-emotional skills, well-being, social-emotional education.

Cancer Surgeons’ Distress and Well-being, II: Modifiable Factors and the Potential for Organizational Interventions

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1236-1242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca S. Guest ◽  
Ray Baser ◽  
Yuelin Li ◽  
Peter T. Scardino ◽  
Arthur E. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Organizational Interventions ◽  
Modifiable Factors
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