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Understanding the organizational performance metric, an occupational health and safety management tool, through workplace case studies
Basak Yanar, Lynda S. Robson, Sabrina K. Tonima, Benjamin C. Amick IIIThe purpose of this paper is to use a comparative qualitative case study design to better understand how the observed characteristics of an organization correspond to their score…
Enhancing physical activity knowledge exchange strategies for Canadian long-haul truck drivers
Paul F. Gorczynski, Sarah Edmunds, Ruth LowryCanadian long-haul truck drivers lead sedentary lives, but are receptive to receiving physical activity information to address health risks. This study examined how Canadian…
Assessing the factorial structure and internal consistency of the mental fitness and resiliency inventory (MFRI)
Patricia Peterson, Bill Morrison, Robert Laurie, Viviane Yvette Bolaños Gramajo, John Brock MorrisonThis paper explores the use of the mental fitness and resiliency inventory (MFRI) as a tool for the management of workplace health and well-being. The MFRI provides information on…
No leader is an island: contextual antecedents to line managers' constructive and destructive leadership during an organizational intervention
Robert Lundmark, Karina Nielsen, Henna Hasson, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz, Susanne TafvelinLine managers can make or break organizational interventions, yet little is known about what makes them turn in either direction. As leadership does not occur in a vacuum, it has…
Australian office workers' response to sedentary behaviour messaging
Janine Chapman, Chloe Fletcher, Nadia Corsini, Georgina de CureTo provide insight into how office workers respond to sedentary health messages following the introduction of the Australian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines.
Employees' experiences of participating in a workplace-supported weight management service: a qualitative inquiry
Leanne Jane Staniford, Duncan Radley, Paul Gately, Jamie Blackshaw, Lisa Thompson, Vickie CoultonThe purpose of this study is to explore public health employees' experiences of participating in a commercial weight management programme supported by their employers over a…
Gender, quality and health – a study of Swedish secondary school teachers
Yvonne Lagrosen, Stefan LagrosenThe purpose of this paper is to examine gender differences regarding the experience of workplace health and quality management. In this context, we include some factors of work…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Christine Ipsen
- Dr Kathrin Kirchner