International Journal of Workplace Health Management: Volume 13 Issue 2

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 III

The 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 Lowry

Canadian 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 Morrison

This 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 Tafvelin

Line 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 Cure

To 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 Coulton

The 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 Lagrosen

The 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…