Individual, Workplace, and Combined Effects Modeling of Employee Productivity Loss. Issue 6 (June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stepanek, Martin; Jahanshahi, Kaveh; Millard, Francois
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 61:Issue 6(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-06
• Subjects: engagement -- factor -- influence -- mental health -- physical activity -- physical health -- productivity -- structural equation model -- workplace; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001573
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: Systematically and simultaneously investigate a wide range of influences on workplace productivity loss. Methods: Data were collected from 31, 950 employees in the UK. Influences of employees' socioeconomic characteristics, lifestyle, commuting, physical and mental health, well-being, and job and workplace environment were assessed using structural equation models, allowing systematic decomposition of the complex network of influences and creating new, deeper insights. Results: Mental health, physical health, job characteristics, and support from organization are the most important (direct or indirect) determinants of employees' productivity. 93% of the indirect influences are mediated through mental and/or physical health. Some influences that appear as strong predictors in simple models lose most of their explanatory power in more complex models with additional explanatory variables. Conclusions: There is a need for a more tailored strategy to improve employees' wellbeing as well as the overall organizational, work, and management culture. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text