Organizational culture defines how employees should behave in a given set of circumstances. The purpose of this study involved analyzing the organizational culture of an Icelandic software consultancy company in relation to employees´ work-life balance as an aspect of health, and explaining the process for creating and sustaining a supportive work-life culture. Achieving this purpose required answers to several research questions, What are the components of the existing organizational culture? What is the managers´ role in creating and sustaining this organizational culture? What are the challenges in sustaining this organizational culture? This case study used both quantitative and qualitative methods, and four data sources for triangulation purposes. The methodological approaches included a questionnaire-based survey, completed by 72 employees (90%); semi-structured interviews with eight employees; observations conducted during two separate weeks; and document analysis of various documents dating back a maximum of two years. The results suggest that the case organization´s culture was work-life supportive, i.e., the organization supported and valued employees´ integration of work and private life. The components of the existing organizational culture were defined as: fun, ambition, flexibility, international character, openness, cooperation, informality, flat organizational structure, responsibility, trust, understanding, support, and pride. The managers´ role in creating and sustaining this culture involved availability, supportiveness, understanding, trusting, and giving feedback. Among the main challenges in sustaining the culture was the growth of the organization, which could affect considerably the informal culture. Description of the components of the case organization’s existing culture includes description of the culture’s enablers, according to the purpose of explaining how a supportive work-life culture can be created and sustained. / <p>ISBN 978-91-85721-57-3</p>

Vi möts allt oftare av ett ökat intresse för hälsa och en förväntan att leva sunt och hälsosamt. Detta för att vi ska hålla oss friska, orka mer och prestera bättre. I motsats till detta ökar ohälsotalen. Fler och fler blir sjukskrivna samtidigt som sjuknärvaron på arbetsplatser sägs öka. Ett intresse för detta motsatsförhållande var ursprunget till min studie. Den organisation jag undersökt har ett uttalat hälsofrämjande perspektiv, med ett salutogent fokus. Det salutogena perspektivet kopplas ofta ihop med känsla av sammanhang – KASAM. En stark känsla av KASAM kopplas ihop med bättre egen-upplevd hälsa. Deltagarna i min undersökning har gått en kurs i hälsofrämjande livsstilsfaktorer anordnad av arbetsgivaren. Syftet med undersökningen var att undersöka deltagarnas känsla av sammanhang och deras upplevelse av lärande samt om kursen haft någon påverkan på deras KASAM. Studien hade en kvalitativ ansats och jag har genomfört intervjuer med sex av sju deltagare från kursen. Som komplement till intervjuerna har deltagarna även besvarat ett KASAM-livsfrågeformulär. Resultatet från intervjuerna kopplades till de i KASAM ingående begreppen begriplighet, hanterbarhet och meningsfullhet, samt till lärande. Resultatet visade att deltagarna överlag hade relativt höga värden på KASAM-livsfrågeformuläret, med ett undantag. Det motsvarade den uppfattning jag fick under intervjuerna. Analysen kopplar ihop resultatet med tidigare forskning och teori och visar att det hälsofrämjande arbetet lönar sig. Undersökningen visade att deltagarnas KASAM har stärkts av kursen. Undersökningen visade också att återkopplingen av deltagarnas förändrade kunskap tillbaka till arbetsplatsen var liten. Ytterligare forskning om hur ökad kompetens kring hälsofrämjande faktorer på chefsnivå har effekt för medarbetare och verksamhet är önskvärt.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:46:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 HeniaRM_DISSERT.pdf: 737264 bytes, checksum: 659ba1c33d2c3466055d007e670761c6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-12-20 / In recent years, the biosafety has been made possible a new look which are based the conceptions of health and illness process, as well as human needs. This new vision is focused on health vigilance that is referenced specifically in this study to the worker s health. The health of workers is essential for the prevention and control of epidemics and outbreaks of diseases as well as emerging and reemerging diseases. The present study wants to show the importance of biosafety measures for health workers, showing them through the concepts in their daily work. It is also to direct the use of biosafety measures in the care of oncology and hematology patients care, because of its infection susceptibility. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the conceptions of health workers in the biosafety pratice to the patients in oncological and hematological treatment in an oncological institution in Natal / RN, as well as make a socio-demographic profile of these workers and to know their difficulties to adequate biosafety measures. METODOLOGIA: The research is exploratory descriptive with qualitative approach, using the technique of oral history. The use of this technique is justified for the possibility of analyze the conceptions of health workers in the face of biosafety measures. From the definition of analysis categories that have emerged in the study. The categories were: daily work, education, occupational risk and onco-hematological care. The research population was the health workers who provide care to patients in oncological and hematological treatment. The study was conducted in the League against Cancer, in Natal / RN, specifically in the unit Luiz Antonio Hospital. Data collections were conducted from June to August of 2011 and were interviewed sixteen employees who assist in oncology and hematology. Structured interviews were conducted in three shifts, given the prospects of expanding the possibilities of analysis of the biosafety concepts. After data collection, the interviews were analyzed qualitatively by the technique of oral history. This genre, thematic oral history is a modern resource used for preparation of documents, files and studies concerning the social experience of people and groups with the construction of a script prior to the interview moment (MEIHY, 2002). ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION: It was made a reflection about the concepts and practices of professionals who take care of patients in oncology and hematology as well as its relation to biosafety measures. The speech of employees revealed that the adoption has been very supportive of these standards, although some have been highlighted gaps in the understanding of employees in relation to biosafety and the proposed categories. CONCLUSION: The analysis of information showed that biosafety has been cited by employees as an immeasurable benefit to safety and occupational health. And the strengths marks in their understanding were: the excellence of care and safety in occupational diseases risk reduction and infections resulting from their work activities, despite some difficulties in adopting appropriate biosafety standards / Nos ?ltimos anos, a biosseguran?a vem possibilitando um novo olhar, no qual s?obaseadasas concep??es do processo sa?de e doen?a, bem como as necessidades humanas. Essa nova vis?o est? voltada para a vigil?ncia em sa?de,essa referenciada, especificamente neste estudo, para a sa?de do trabalhador, a qual ? essencial paraa preven??o e controle das epidemias e surtos de agravos e doen?as emergentes e reemergentes. O presente estudo pretende mostrar a import?ncia das medidas de biosseguran?a para os trabalhadores em sa?de, evidenciando-as atrav?s das concep??es no seu cotidiano de trabalho. Direcionam-se tamb?m para o uso das medidas de biosseguran?a na assist?ncia a pacientes em tratamento onco-hematol?gico, devido ? susceptibilidade dessa clientela as infec??es.OBJETIVOS: Analisar as concep??es dos trabalhadores em sa?de frente a pr?tica de biosseguran?a a pacientes em tratamento onco-hematol?gico, em uma institui??o especializada em oncologia em Natal/RN, bem como tra?ar um perfil s?cio demogr?fico desses trabalhadores e conhecer as dificuldades deles na pr?tica adequada das medidas de biosseguran?a.METODOLOGIA: A pesquisa ? explorat?ria descritiva com abordagem qualitativa, utilizando-se a t?cnica de hist?ria oral tem?tica, justificando o uso destapela possibilidade de analisar as concep??es dos profissionais de sa?de frente ?s medidas de biosseguran?a. A partir da delimita??o de categorias de an?lises emergentes no estudo. As categorias estudadas foram: cotidiano de trabalho, educa??o, risco ocupacional e assist?ncia onco-hematol?gica. A popula??o da pesquisa foram os trabalhadores de sa?de que prestam assist?ncia a pacientes em tratamento onco-hematol?gico. O estudo foi realizado na Liga Contra o C?ncer, Natal/RN, especificamente na unidade Hospital Luiz Ant?nio. A coleta de informa??es foi realizada no per?odo de junho a agosto de 2011, e foram entrevistados dezesseis colaboradores que prestam assist?ncia na cl?nica onco-hematol?gica. As entrevistas estruturadas foram realizadas nos tr?s turnos de trabalho, em face das perspectivas de amplia??o das possibilidades de an?lise das concep??es de biosseguran?a. Ap?s coleta das informa??es, seguiram-se as an?lises das entrevistas, as quais foram analisadas de forma qualitativa com a t?cnica da hist?ria oral tem?tica. Esse g?nero, tem?tica da hist?ria oral ? um recurso moderno usado para elabora??o de documentos e arquivamentos e estudos referentes ? experi?ncia social d e pessoas e de grupos com a constru??o de um roteiro pr?vio para o momento das entrevistas (MEIHY, 2002). AN?LISES DAS INFORMA??ES: Faz-se uma reflex?o quanto ?s concep??es e pr?ticas dos profissionais que assistem pacientes na cl?nica onco-hematol?gica e sua rela??o com as medidas de biosseguran?a, tendo constatado, a partir das falas dos colaboradores, que a ado??o foi muito favor?vel a essas normas, embora tenham sido evidenciadas algumas lacunas existentes na compreens?o dos colaboradores em rela??o ? biosseguran?a e ?s categorias propostas. CONSIDERA??ES FINAIS: Constata-se, com as an?lises das informa??es, que a biosseguran?a foi citada pelos colaboradores como benef?cio imensur?vel na seguran?a e sa?de do trabalhador, e tendo como pontos fortes na compreens?o deles, a excel?ncia da assist?ncia e a seguran?a na redu??o dos riscos de doen?as ocupacionais e infec??es decorrentes de suas atividades laborais, apesar de algumas dificuldades para ado??o adequada ? normas de biosseguran?a

In dieser Arbeit wird ein Konzept für das betriebliche Gesundheitsmanagement an einem Fachkrankenhaus für Neurologie und Psychiatrie erstellt. Hierbei werden zunächst allgemeine Grundlagen sowie die Entwicklung und Teilbereiche des betrieblichen Gesundheitsmanagements dargestellt. Darauf basierend wird anschließend am praktischen Beispiel eines Fachkrankenhauses für Neurologie und Psychiatrie mit Hilfe einer Mitarbeiterbefragung sowie einer Literaturrecherche ein organisatorisches und inhaltliches Konzept für das betriebliche Gesundheitsmanagement entworfen. Inhaltlich umfasst dieses die alters- und berufsgruppenspezifisch bedarfsorientierte Entwicklung von Maßnahmen und Angeboten an zwei Gesundheitstagen jährlich, sowie die dauerhafte Etablierung verschiedener Angebote zur Förderung der Gesundheit und Prävention von Erkrankungen der Mitarbeiter. Weiterhin werden die notwendigen organisatorischen Determinanten erarbeitet, die zur Einführung, Weiterentwicklung und Überprüfung der Wirksamkeit des BGM erforderlich sind. Im abschließenden Fazit erfolgen eine aktuelle Bewertung der Konzeption und ein Ausblick in die Zukunft.

abstract: Wellness in the workplace is a significant concern for many companies as employees experience both physical and mental health issues based on the environment in which they work. Both sedentary behavior and job-related stress, which may cooccur, are associated with the development of chronic disease, occupational stress, absenteeism/presenteeism in the workplace, increased employee turnover, and ultimately higher health care costs for companies. The development and implementation of workplace health promotion programs (WHPPs) is a popular, and at times, highly successful option to mitigate these issues. Yet, even when companies offer WHPPs, there still tends to be a lack of overall awareness, participation, and sustained engagement. Existing research regarding recreational music making (RMM) in the workplace and music therapy to improve wellness may serve to support the development of music therapy-based WHPPs as an effective solution. The evidence-based field of music therapy is an established health profession that uses music interventions to assist individuals in achieving their non-musical goals. This clinical project serves to highlight existing literature in support of the development of music therapy-based WHPPS. Furthermore, by tethering the tenets of previously successful WHPPs, the basic principles of collectivism, and the structural underpinnings of community music therapy, this clinical project offers evidence-based experientials and assessment tools for future implementation. Treatment domains addressed are physiological and psychosocial. Proposed goals include increased opportunity for physical activity, increased opportunity for stress-reduction and relaxation, and increased opportunity for social interaction among participants. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Music Therapy 2020

Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2020 / Employee perceptions of Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) are pivotal for researchers to ascertain the degree of employee satisfaction and as a quality indicator of such an initiative within an organisation. However, there are considerable challenges faced regarding participation in WHP as employees do not trust the confidentiality of the programme. The problem is further exacerbated in that employees experience the wellness programme as a demand by the employer rather than a beneficial resource to the employee. Thus, this research study aimed to determine the effect of workplace health promotion on downstream outcomes within an organisation. To realise the primary research objective, this study looked into the effect of WHP on clothing and textile employee’s (CTE) physical, mental, cognitive and affective outcomes, and social wellbeing. It also explored the effect of the facilitation of preventive interventions. This study evaluated the perceptions of employees on workplace health promotion in the clothing and textile industry in Cape Town. A combination of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches was followed. Quantitative data were collected from 121 CTEs through a survey questionnaire. The qualitative data were collected via interviews amongst managers, clinical staff and WHP program promotors. SPSS was utilised for analysing the quantitative data, and content analysis was conducted for qualitative data. The results of the study mostly pointed to the fact that employees in the clothing and textile industry perceived WHP in a very positive light. Most respondents recognised the benefits of WHP to the organisation which includes reduced healthcare costs in the long term and employee satisfaction, among others. The findings further revealed that the majority of CTEs were either unsure or noticed no effect of WHP on their physical health. However, this statement is contradicted in that 84.3% of respondents stated that they feel physically better due to participation in the WHP service offering. A previous study reported disagreement or indecisiveness to this statement amongst WCWs. This study revealed that there had been a positive impact on absenteeism and psychosocial issues. Most of the CTEs perceived that participation in WHP made the prevention of illnesses financially affordable.

With increasing volumes as well as types of waste which are recycled, the pressure and need of employees at recycling centres is likely to increase. It’s been reported that employees within the recycling line of business are at greater risk of experiencing workplace related accidents or illness compared to the total workforce in Sweden. Good working conditions are necessary for workers to maintain good health and contribute to a sustainable society, both economically and regards to public health. The aim of the study was to identify today’s most pronounced workplace issues at recycling centres in Sweden. The study was designed with the intention to acquire knowledge of the ways those issues were resolved as well as what else would’ve been required to create a better work environment. The study was conducted using a web survey that was sent to 120 Swedish recycling centres randomly selected. 48 recycling centres took part of the survey. For the majority of those who responded the main workplace issues were traffic, threats/violence, risk of falling or getting crushed or handling of hazardous chemical waste. Some good examples of how to reach a better work environment were presented. Remodelling of the layout or building a new recycling centre was the most required way to proceed to improve the working conditions. Also better cooperation between co-workers as well as between recycling centres in different areas of Sweden was suggested.

Many companies in the private sector have established workplace health promotion programs (WHPP) that enhance employee health, engagement, and performance. Employee participation is voluntary and usually low, which limits the health effectiveness of WHPP. Further, the influence of implicit factors such as attitudes, health self-perceptions, or job satisfaction is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to addresses the problem of low employee participation in WHPP and to contribute to an understanding of wellness in the workplace. The theoretical framework was the theory of attitude-behavior consistency and models of expectancy-value. The research was designed as a quantitative cross-sectional study that used the Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle instrument. Research questions examined the influence of psychosocial and demographic variables on employee participation in WHPP. The survey was administered as an online self-assessment. The questionnaire was completed by 115 members of 3 professional networking groups. The respondents were based in Silicon Valley, California, and employed for at least 1 year by a company with WHPP. Statistical analysis with an independent-samples t test, partial correlation, and standard multiple regression indicated no significant association between gender and WHPP participation and no statistically significant relationship between psychosocial variables and WHPP participation in men and women, controlling for age. Data showed statistically significant positive correlational relationships among several variables. The study contributes to the literature on health behavior in the workplace by providing a theory-based approach to analyzing personal and attitudinal variables of WHPP participation.

Hälsofrämjande insatser och friskvård har varit en central del av det svenska arbetsmiljöarbetet sedan1990-talet. Trots detta råder en viss osäkerhet kring hur organisationer bör arbeta med detta för attuppnå de positiva effekter som följer lyckade hälso- och friskvårdssatsningar. För att organisationerska kunna stötta och förbättra medarbetarnas hälsa där behoven är som störst och nå så många sommöjligt, behövs ett ökat vetenskapligt underlag från det perspektiv där insatserna faktiskt sker -medarbetarperspektivet. Med bakgrund i detta har föreliggande kvalitativa studie tagit form. Genomtolv intervjuer har medarbetares tankar, erfarenheter och upplevelser av friskvård samlats in. Urresultaten framkom att friskvård är ett vitt begrepp som innefattar olika aspekter för olikamedarbetare. Därmed finns det flera områden som arbetsgivare bör fokusera på för att främjautvecklingen av en hälsosam arbetsplats. Dessutom identifierades motivationsfaktorer och hinder tilldeltagande i friskvårdsaktiviteter, vilka framträdde på såväl individuell- som organisatorisk nivå. Föratt lyckas med friskvårdssatsningar antyder studien att det är viktigt att sänka tröskeln till deltagande,fokusera på att utveckla ett mer accepterande, motiverande och hälsofrämjande ledarskap, utbildasåväl chefer som medarbetare om hälsa, friskvård och dess effekter på olika nivåer samt att varieraaktiviteterna för att inkludera fler hälsoområden. Sammantaget påvisade denna studie att friskvårdoch hälsofrämjande insatser har positiva effekter på såväl individer, som arbetsgrupper ochverksamheter i stort.

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