Health at work in small and medium sized enterprises

Griffin, Barbara L.; Hall, Nicola; Watson, Nigel

doi:10.1108/09654280510584571

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“…Theme one: participation and engagement Typically, engagement rates are low when working with SMEs (Griffin et al, 2005). Clearly, those organisations participating in this study have an interest and commitment to promoting health, and their views and values help to understand their reasons for participating in the SWSF project.…”

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“…It is evident that a limited number of studies have specifically focused on WHP in UK-based SMEs, an observation confirmed by Griffin et al (2005), who reported the difficulties of engaging SMEs in health at work initiatives, and discussed the issues around failing to recruit only "a handful" of SMEs to their Fair Chance at Work programme. They advised against drawing conclusions from the existing SME literature, due to the failure to provide adequate information about the business type and sector.…”

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confidence: 97%

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Promoting health in small and medium‐sized enterprises

Williams

Snow

2012

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -Workplaces are described as "excellent" locations for promoting health as many employees spend more time here than in other locations, yet, many organisations overlook this opportunity. This paper seeks to examine the inhibitors and enablers that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face when promoting health within their workplaces. Previous research within workplace health promotion has largely focused on large, often multi-national organisations. Design/methodology/approach -A descriptive qualitative approach was adopted which involved interviewing health-promotion champions/co-ordinators within five SMEs located in south Wales in the UK. A thematic content analysis was undertaken and key themes identified. Findings -The results identify key enablers to participating in health-promotion programmes as being an external facilitator and the appointment of an internal health champion/co-ordinator. The main inhibitors were resources, time and the longevity of the external support funded by a government initiative. Practical implications -The paper identifies the enablers and barriers to SMEs promoting workplace health. An adaptation of a framework is provided to assist SME owner/managers to promote workplace health. Originality/value -Few studies have examined the workplace health promoting activities of SMEs and particularly the role of externally supported programmes. This paper fills some of the gaps.

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Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Promoting health in small and medium‐sized enterprises

Williams

Snow

2012

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

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“…In addition, such enterprises have limited organizational mechanisms for communication and insufficient in-house resources for workplace health issues, and a perceived lack of evidence regarding the benefits of workplace interventions may discourage their efforts (Griffin, Hall, & Watson, 2005). In view of the above circumstances, it is likely that SSEs need outside support to implement workplace health interventions.…”

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“…For example, being a leader in an SSE often involves long and irregular working hours (Gunnarsson, Andersson, & Josephson, 2011), high levels of pressure on the leaders' time and great work demands (Nordenmark, Vinberg, & Strandh, 2012). It is also remarkable that few workplace health intervention studies have used a longitudinal approach on leaders' and coworkers working life in general (Källestål et al, 2004;Torp, Eklund, & Thorpenberg, 2011) and with a specific focus on small enterprises (Griffin et al, 2005;Lindstrom, Schrey, Ahonen, & Kaleva, 2000).…”

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Leader-Based Workplace Health Interventions — A Before–After Study in Norwegian and Swedish Small-Scale Enterprises

Hansen

Landstad

Gundersen

et al. 2016

Int. J. Disabil. Manag.

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“…WHM is rarely addressed in small business research [17][18][19][20]. WHM is crucial for improvements in psychosocial working conditions and health [21], but few studies explore the challenges SSEs experience regarding these issues and which contextual factors can contribute to improvements.…”

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Ambiguity among Managers in Small-Scale Enterprises: How to Handle Business and Workplace Health Management

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Despite extensive research on health in working life, few studies focus on this issue from the perspective of managers in small-scale enterprises (SSEs). To gain deeper knowledge of managers' perceptions and strategies for dealing with workplace health management, 13 Norwegian and Swedish SSE managers were interviewed after participating in a workplace health development project. The methodical approach was based on Grounded Theory with a constructivist orientation. The main theme that emerged was 'ambiguity in workplace health management and maintaining the business', which was related to the categories 'internal workplace settings', 'workplace surroundings', and 'leadership strategies'. The managers experienced ambiguity due to internal and external demands. These requirements were linked to the core challenges in dealing with multitasking leadership, financial decision-making, labour legislation, staff development and maintaining business. However, the managers developed new skills and competence and thereby a more reflexive approach and readiness to create a health-promoting workplace from being part of a development project. The implications are that managers in SSEs need to exchange experiences and discuss workplace health issues with other managers in networks. It is also important that occupational health services and social and welfare organizations use tailor-made models and strategies for supporting SSEs.

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Health at work in small and medium sized enterprises

Cited by 14 publications

References 27 publications

Promoting health in small and medium‐sized enterprises

Promoting health in small and medium‐sized enterprises

Leader-Based Workplace Health Interventions — A Before–After Study in Norwegian and Swedish Small-Scale Enterprises

Ambiguity among Managers in Small-Scale Enterprises: How to Handle Business and Workplace Health Management

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