Factors influencing the implementation of workplace health promotion in companies in rural areas
| Autor: | Torsten Schlesinger, Luisa Hente |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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05 social sciences
Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Logistic regression 030210 environmental & occupational health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Workplace health promotion Health promotion Telephone interview Demographic change 0502 economics and business Workforce Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Business Marketing Rural area Knowledge transfer 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Workplace Health Management. 14:242-259 |
| ISSN: | 1753-8351 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/ijwhm-04-2020-0058 |
| Popis: | PurposeWorkplace health promotion (WHP) is becoming increasingly important due to the ageing workforce and a shortage of skilled workers. Nevertheless, too few companies have reacted to the demographic change and introduced health-promoting measures. This paper aims to identify which factors influence the implementation of WHP, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in rural areas.Design/methodology/approach253 companies in a rural area in the federal state of Saxony (Germany) were surveyed using a standardised questionnaire via a computer-assisted telephone interview. Bivariate analyses and logistic regression models were carried out. The focus was on the relationship between the status of WHP and the size of the company, pressure of demographic change, health-related attitude and organisational capacity factors.FindingsIt was shown that, in addition to the control variables company size and pressure of the shortage of skilled workers, a company's attitude regarding health promotion, financial capacity and planning and development capacity has a relevant influence on the status of WHP.Practical implicationsBased on the results, targeted measures can be developed and converted to implement WHP, particularly in SMEs in rural regions. The focus should be on sensitisation, knowledge transfer and capacity development.Originality/valueThe present paper reveals the relationship between company size, pressure of demographic change, health-related attitude and organisational capacities regarding the status of health-promoting measures in SMEs in a rural region. |
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