Effects of training service dogs on service members with PTSD: A pilot-feasibility randomized study with mixed methods

Abraham, Preetha; Kazman, Josh B.; Bonner, Joshua A.; Olmert, Meg Daley; Yount, Rick; Deuster, Patricia A.

doi:10.1080/08995605.2021.1984126

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“…For instance, drug-and medical-detection dogs must be trained to use their superior olfactory abilities to detect specific scents to extend the abilities of teams in law enforcement (Adams & Johnson, 1994). Service dogs often go through multiyear training from puppyhood to perform specialized tasks, such as guiding individuals with visual impairments; detecting medical emergencies, such as seizures; or providing support to veterans who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Abraham et al, 2022;Craigon et al, 2017). The humans they serve must then learn to "operate" the animals that are technically classified as "medical equipment" (Holland, 2022).…”

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All Creatures Great and Small: A Review and Typology of Employee-Animal Interactions

Quan,

Lam,

Schabram

et al. 2023

Journal of Management

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Employees interact with animals in a myriad of ways in the context of work. Herein, we seek to catalog this multiplex phenomenon in order to gain theoretical insights. Our article unfolds in four parts. First, we conduct an interdisciplinary review from which we develop a typology of four employee-animal interactions: working for, with, around, and on animals. Second, we outline the current research for each discrete category. Third, we consider key divergent experiences (e.g., the uniquely gendered nature of each) and convergent themes (e.g., all animal work is emotional and hierarchical) across the typology. Fourth, we supplement our review with two metasyntheses of other workplace team interactions—employee-employee and employee-machine/artificial intelligence interactions—to highlight how the study of human-animal interactions can address current conundrums in the organizational domain. We do so to demonstrate that considerations of employee-animal interactions can offer theoretical value to scholars, including those who may not have an inherent interest in the phenomenon. We complement theoretical extensions with suggestions for future research on core management topics, including humanizing workplaces, the future of work, and team collaboration.

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