W hat would you estimate is the ratio of positive to negative statements in your office? Negative statements include unconstructive criticism, complaining, gossiping, blaming, and abusive language. Work environments with high levels of negative talk are often described as toxic. In a caring profession such as primary care, we hope that toxic environments are few and far between; however, even...

BACKGROUND Low participation in health promotion programs (HPPs) might hamper their effectiveness. A potential reason for low participation is disagreement between needs and preferences of potential participants and the actual HPPs offered. This study aimed to investigate employees' need and preferences for HPPs, whether these are matched by what their employers provide, and whether a higher ag...

BACKGROUND Within high income countries, mental health is now the leading cause of long term sickness absence in the workplace. Managers are in a position to make changes and decisions that have a positive effect on the wellbeing of staff, the recovery of employees with mental ill health, and potentially prevent future mental health problems. However, managers report addressing workplace mental...

This two-wave study (time lag of six months and two years post-relocation) investigated ways in which employees’ perceptions the office environment relate to their perceived health long t...

Healthy, stress-free workplaces encourage employee innovation and creativity, which benefits the company. However, this creates difficulty as dispositions behaviors of employees are influenced by factors such stretch goals. Employees tend to be under pressure, causes them act unethically eventually affects companys overall performance. This study investigates effects goals on unethical behavior...

Despite initial evidence on employees’ motives for telecommuting, studies so far never investigated if and how distinct telecommuting might co-occur. In the current study (N wave 1 = 1297 employees; N 2 564 employees), we use Latent Class Analysis identify three classes reflecting specific combinations of motives: job requirement class (telecommuting because one has to), efficiency to cope with...