Organisational interventions to improve employees' health and wellbeing
A realist synthesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21505405 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hamid Roodbari (0000-0002-3001-293X, Institute for Work Psychology, Sheffield University Management School University of Sheffield Sheffield UK, corresponding author), Carolyn Axtell (0000-0002-4125-6534, Institute for Work Psychology, Sheffield University Management School University of Sheffield Sheffield UK), Karina Nielsen (0000-0001-9685-9570, Institute for Work Psychology, Sheffield University Management School University of Sheffield Sheffield UK), Gail Sorensen (0000-0001-6625-7931, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston Massachusetts USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1058-1081 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Applied Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-994X • E-ISSN: 1464-0597 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/apps.12346 |
| OpenAlex | W3201094880 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 52 |
Although organisational interventions have shown promising results in improving employees' health and wellbeing, reviews of the effectiveness of such interventions conclude results are inconsistent. Realist synthesis is considered an appropriate method of literature review to improve the consistency of empirical evidence by developing generalisable statements of ‘what works for whom in which circumstances’. In this article, to identify and synthesise existing evidence from the empirical studies of organisational interventions, we conducted a realist synthesis according to the RAMESES publication standards. We reviewed 28 articles. Six realist programme theories were developed that explain how different mechanisms of organisational interventions may bring about different outcomes in different contexts. These realist programme theories are based on the process mechanisms of implementation adherence, communication, employees' participation, senior management support, middle management support and external consultants/researchers support. This realist synthesis enhances the understanding of how organisational interventions may improve employees' health and wellbeing, in which contexts, and for which group of employees. As such, it makes an important potential contribution to designing, implementing and evaluating future organisational interventions
Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Epistemology · Knowledge management · Organizational culture · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Computer Science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being
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| Citations per year | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |