The Importance of Organizational Climate in Healthy Workplaces: Considerations for Disability Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabrielle McHugh
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
Psychological Injury ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Current Application ◽  
Healthy Workplace ◽  
Workplace Practices

Abstract Background: In 2013, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) released national, comprehensive guidelines for psychological health in the workplace. Nevertheless, follow-up surveys report poor uptake of the guidelines, particularly within the manufacturing sector, despite recent Workplace Safety and Insurance Tribunal (WSAIT) decisions that place greater responsibilities on employers to protect employees from psychological injury. Hence, this program of research has focused on the context of the work environment with a goal to better understand and inform current application of healthy workplace practices and policies. The overarching premise is that the full potential of a healthy workplace is optimised when set within a specific climate that values the health of workers. Therefore, Phase 1 reported the development of a workplace scale measuring a domain-specific climate for healthy practices in the workplace. Phase 2, reported here, tests the differential influence of culture, leadership and social climate on workers’ perceptions of healthy workplace practices and occupational bond. Method: Self-reported measures of culture, leadership social climate, healthy workplace practices and occupational bond from 162 participants were analysed to test the organisation’s culture, climate, leadership and practices as internal processes that influence the development of a healthy workplace Results: Adequately powered (N = 162), the mediational analyses demonstrated the significance of the proximal work environment of climate over the distal influence of culture and leadership. The key results demonstrate that the proximal environment has a significant influence on how workers perceive their workplaces. This has implications for the implementation of the guidelines for healthy workplaces.

scholarly journals “EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUPACTIVITIES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING AMONG ELDERLY LIVING IN SELECTED OLD AGE HOMES, UTTRAKHAND”

2020 ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
Divya Gaur ◽  
J. ManoRanjini ◽  
Grace Madonna Singh
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
Old Age Homes

Ageing is a phase when an individual faces many physical and psychological changes with the passing of years that ultimately affects their life style and their health status also1. Psychological problems and changes in psychological health can directly affect daily activities of the person as he or she will not be able to carry out those activities with their full potential. And due to the less awareness and information about the psychological problems and treatment, they lack to access the services and treatment properly3. Method- Quantitative research approach was adopted; total 61 participants were selected through Consecutive sampling technique. Data was collected by administering Socio- demographic Performa, and Ryff’s Psychological well being scale. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result- In the present study the psychological well being of people residing in elderly homes before the intervention was assessed using interview method. Results shows that majority of sample (91.8%) had good psychological well being , followed by average (8.19%) psychological well being during pre- intervention assessment. Where the post intervention level of psychological well being was found very good in 100% sample. Conclusion- The study concludes that the elderly who are residing in retirement homes without family have some sort of decrease in psychological well being for many reasons they are not able to adjust in the demographic shift and lose their well being. After getting involved in activities, elderly psychological well being was improved to some extent. For all the elderly living in selected old age homes, it’s found that getting involved in group task or activities is a good and effective way to overcome the situation, and it has helped to improved their psychological wellbeing.

The Impact of the Work Environment on Innovation and Business Sustainability in SMEs

2021 ◽  
pp. 133-156
Author(s):  
Rafael Ignacio Pérez-Uribe ◽  
Solange Dianira Jordan Bustamante ◽  
Carlos Salcedo -Perez
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Innovation Processes

Innovation is a process, where the interpersonal relationships of employees are key to the creation of ideas that will contribute to the generation of value for organizations in the face of disruptive environments. This chapter analyzes the relationship between the work environment as a key factor and its impact on the development of innovation processes and business sustainability, taking as a sample 182 SMEs, from commercial, footwear, and textile sectors from the city of Cúcuta. The results showed an interrelation between the organizational climate and the culture of innovation as an agent that generates change that contributes to business sustainability.

When and Why Does Passion for Work Predict Well- and Ill-Being?

2019 ◽  
pp. 263-300
Author(s):  
Claude Fernet ◽  
Sarah-Geneviève Trépanier ◽  
Stéphanie Austin ◽  
Louise Clément
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Passion For Work

The present chapter provides an integrative review of the work stress literature while referring to the empirical evidence on passion for work in relation to psychological health, that is, well- and ill-being manifestations. Drawing on recent scientific literature, the chapter presents an extended dualist model of passion in adaptation to the work environment, which aims to identify work environment factors that are associated with well- and ill-being, and to examine the moderating role of passion for work in the psychological processes associated with psychological health. Results confirming the proposed model are presented, as well as future research directions.

Early childhood educators’ workplace well-being: It’s everyone’s right!

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-335
Author(s):  
Catherine Jones ◽  
Melissa Johnstone ◽  
Fay Hadley ◽  
Manjula Waniganayake
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Disease Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Early Childhood Educator ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Healthy Workplace ◽  
The Individual

Extant literature on Early Childhood educator workplace well-being focuses on the disease model of well-being, with studies mainly addressing stress and burnout. There is a paucity of research conceptualising healthy workplace well-being for educators and an absence of theorising to frame, understand and enhance Early Childhood educator workplace well-being. This paper reports on Phase 2 of an exploratory sequential mixed methods study, which aimed to explore the individual, relational, and contextual factors influencing healthy workplace well-being. Using Phase 1 interview findings (Author, blind for review), a survey was developed to investigate predictors on workplace well-being in early childhood services in Australia. The survey drew on the sub-theory ‘Basic psychological needs’ of Deci and Ryan’s Self-Determination Theory. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that autonomy, relatedness, and competence predicted workplace well-being even after controlling for demographic and organisation variables.

An expanded holistic model of healthy workplace practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1542-1561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark O'Donnell ◽  
Lisa A. Ruth-Sahd ◽  
Clifton O. Mayfield
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Vision Alignment ◽  
Healthy Workplace ◽  
Workplace Practices ◽  
Workspace Design ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test whether supportive workspace design, cultivation of high-quality leader–member relationships and vision alignment explain incremental variance in job satisfaction, work engagement and overall life satisfaction beyond antecedents identified in an earlier model of healthy workplace practices. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports the results of a survey study with a diverse sample of 214 employees. Findings In a series of regression analyses, the findings revealed that supportive workspace design, cultivation of high-quality leader–member relationships and vision alignment each explain incremental variance in one or more outcome variables (job satisfaction, work engagement and overall life satisfaction) beyond that of antecedents identified in an earlier model of healthy workplace practices. Research limitations/implications The present study identifies additional important variables to consider when conducting future research on healthy workplace practices. Future research could use longitudinal or experimental designs to further investigate the causal direction of the relationships identified in the present paper. Practical implications Managers can implement the practices identified in this paper to improve employees’ work engagement, job satisfaction and overall life satisfaction. Social implications This paper offers insights about how to improve employees’ lives, and thus, the potential impact is far-reaching and meaningful. Originality/value This paper empirically assesses workplace variables that were not included in tests of the prior healthy workplace practices model.

scholarly journals Construct Validity and Reliability of the Work Environment Assessment Instrument WE-10

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7364
Author(s):  
Rudy de Barros Ahrens ◽  
Luciana da Silva Lirani ◽  
Antonio Carlos de Francisco
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Rotation Method ◽  
Commonality Analysis

The purpose of this study was to validate the construct and reliability of an instrument to assess the work environment as a single tool based on quality of life (QL), quality of work life (QWL), and organizational climate (OC). The methodology tested the construct validity through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and reliability through Cronbach’s alpha. The EFA returned a Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) value of 0.917; which demonstrated that the data were adequate for the factor analysis; and a significant Bartlett’s test of sphericity (χ² = 7465.349; Df = 1225; p ≤ 0.000). After the EFA; the varimax rotation method was employed for a factor through commonality analysis; reducing the 14 initial factors to 10. Only question 30 presented commonality lower than 0.5; and the other questions returned values higher than 0.5 in the commonality analysis. Regarding the reliability of the instrument; all of the questions presented reliability as the values varied between 0.953 and 0.956. Thus; the instrument demonstrated construct validity and reliability

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