This report presents the results of a systematic literature review and national workshops on the relations between workplace resources, employee well-being and performance outcomes. It summarises a one year research project, entitled the Resource project. The project was carried out by a research group funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) in 2013-2014. The member countries were Finland, Sweden, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Based on a systematic literature review, this report presents empirical, quantitative studies and literature reviews, published in English language, high impact, peer-reviewed journals, studying the relationships between workplace resources and both employee well-being and performance. The report presents results from Nordic cross-sectional, and international longitudinal studies and literature reviews. In particular, we focus on the positive aspects of work-related factors, which we define as workplace resources in this project. The literature documents that four levels of workplace resources at the individual, group, leader, and organizational level may be related to both employee well-being and performance. The results indicate that individual and organizational resources are more often studied in relation to both employee wellbeing and performance when studied at the same time, while resources at the group and leader level are less often examined. The Resource project also invited practitioners and researchers to participate in workshops in Sweden, Norway and Finland, with the aim to discuss their experiences of implementing resource-related initiatives. Workshop participants suggested that initiatives, such as individual career planning, networking opportunities, leadership training, and developmental activities, were important practices to improve resources at work. Finally, we conclude the report with a model that summarises the different levels of workplace resources and their specific outcomes from the scientific literature. Based on this project, we propose avenues for future research, especially in the Nordic countries, which should be undertaken in collaborative partnerships between researchers, employers, managers, employees, and health and safety professionals to promote workplace resources that improve both employee well-being and performance.
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