Designing, implementing, and evaluating sustainable interventions in organizations : the how-to of improving worker health and well-being /

Work can benefit workers' health and well-being by offering a sense of meaning, social connections and a source of income. Yet an increasing number of workers report experiencing stress in their jobs, caused by job insecurity, working long hours, excessive workload, and the like, with significa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nielsen, Karina, 1973- (Author), Sorensen, Glorian (Author), El-Salanti, Nadia (Author), Munch-Hansen, Michael (Author)
Corporate Author: Society for Occupational Health Psychology (associated with work.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Series:Occupational health psychology. Current directions in worker health, safety, and well-being.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Series page
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication page
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Designing, implementing, and evaluating sustainable interventions in organizations: The how-to of improving worker health and well-being
  • Introduction
  • Why participatory organizational interventions?
  • A systematic, phased approach to participatory organizational interventions
  • The structure of this book
  • The two case studies: The Research Case Study and the Practitioner Case Study
  • Summary
  • 1 Key principles of improving workplace health and well-being through participatory organizational interventions
  • Introduction
  • Prevention of harm and promotion of health and well-being
  • Key principles of participatory organizational intervention processes
  • Summary
  • 2 Preparation: Laying the groundwork for a successful participatory organizational intervention
  • Introduction
  • Developing organizational collaborations for research
  • Engaging key stakeholders
  • Developing a communication strategy
  • Assessing readiness for change and needs for capacity building
  • 7 Evaluation: Understanding the outcomes of a participatory organizational intervention
  • Introduction
  • Organizational evaluation
  • Scientific evaluation
  • Summary and reviewing the plan
  • 8 Conclusion: Pulling it all together
  • Introduction
  • Addressing multiple levels of influence: The IGLO model
  • Making informed decisions: Data-driven change
  • Two case studies
  • Integrating intervention phases and key principles
  • Applications across settings
  • Summary and future directions
  • Bibliography
  • Index