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Exploring employee well-being as underlying mechanism in organizational health: Indian R&D

Exploring employee well-being as underlying mechanism in organizational health: Indian R&D The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive organizational health (OH) framework for business organizations. The framework will present the antecedent-OH relationship with employee well-being (EWB) as a mediator.Design/methodology/approachThe present study conducted a cross-sectional study using case study approach in which concurrent triangulation design was followed, and the collection of qualitative as well as quantitative data was conducted concurrently. A total of 441 structured survey questionnaires and 21 semi-structured in-depth interviews were collected from 10 laboratories of an Indian R&D organization.FindingsThe findings showed that EWB acts as a mediator in an antecedent-OH relationship supporting the full mediation model.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings are limited to only R&D organizations. This framework can help organizations in establishing a proper communication channel and reducing occupational stress among employees by empowering the employees. Empowerment practices foster conditions which help the employee feel good about their job which shall help in enhancing EWB thereby, promoting culture for OH.Originality/valueIt is an attempt to conceptualize the concept of OH in business sector similarly as in the case of OH in the education sector. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png South Asian Journal of Business Studies Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
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© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
2398-628X
DOI
10.1108/sajbs-09-2017-0107
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive organizational health (OH) framework for business organizations. The framework will present the antecedent-OH relationship with employee well-being (EWB) as a mediator.Design/methodology/approachThe present study conducted a cross-sectional study using case study approach in which concurrent triangulation design was followed, and the collection of qualitative as well as quantitative data was conducted concurrently. A total of 441 structured survey questionnaires and 21 semi-structured in-depth interviews were collected from 10 laboratories of an Indian R&D organization.FindingsThe findings showed that EWB acts as a mediator in an antecedent-OH relationship supporting the full mediation model.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings are limited to only R&D organizations. This framework can help organizations in establishing a proper communication channel and reducing occupational stress among employees by empowering the employees. Empowerment practices foster conditions which help the employee feel good about their job which shall help in enhancing EWB thereby, promoting culture for OH.Originality/valueIt is an attempt to conceptualize the concept of OH in business sector similarly as in the case of OH in the education sector.

Journal

South Asian Journal of Business StudiesEmerald Publishing

Published: Nov 1, 2018

Keywords: Organizational communication; Employee empowerment; Employee well-being; Occupational stress; Organizational health

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