Assessment of organizational readiness for participatory occupational safety, health and well-being programs

Robertson, Michelle M.; Tubbs, Diana; Henning, Robert A.; Nobrega, Suzanne; Calvo, Alec J.; Murphy, Lauren A.

doi:10.3233/wor-213552

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“…Conversely, less emphasis may be placed on using a co-creation process when time or resources are limited ( 35 ). To determine a setting's readiness for participation, it might be useful to evaluate this readiness within the scope of an organizational readiness assessment, as done by Robertson et al ( 64 ). This information can then be used to decide whether a co-creation approach seems suitable in a setting, prerequisites first need to be created (e.g., provision of resources), or another approach, such as implementing researcher-developed interventions, would be more appropriate.…”

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Co-creating physical activity interventions: Findings from a multiple case study using mixed methods

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Grüne

Carl

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionIn health and physical activity promotion, there is growing interest in co-creation approaches that involve researchers and non-academic stakeholders in developing new interventions. Previous research has shown the promising results of cooperative planning as a co-creation approach in building new capacities and implementing physical activity-promoting interventions in nursing care and automotive mechatronics. However, it remains unclear whether (1) cooperative planning for physical activity promotion can be successfully transferred to other settings in the nursing care and automotive mechatronic sectors and (2) what key factors influence its success or failure.MethodsWe conducted a multiple case study in three settings in the nursing care and automotive mechatronics sectors. Following a mixed methods approach, we collected, analyzed, and triangulated data from documents (n = 17), questionnaires (n = 66), and interviews (n = 6). Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively and through using nonparametric analyses of variance; qualitative data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis by extraction.ResultsThe transfer of cooperative planning to new settings was realized, though the impact varied by setting. While the interventions were developed and implemented in nursing care settings, interventions were developed but not implemented in the automotive mechatronics setting. In this context, intervention implementation was influenced by 11 key factors: champion, commitment, embedment, empowerment, engagement, health-promoting leadership, ownership, relevance, resources, responsibility, and strategic planning. Furthermore, the transfer of cooperative planning was influenced by different activity characteristics, namely elaboration & reconsideration, group composition, number of meetings, participation, period, prioritization, and researchers' input & support.DiscussionThe present article contributes to a better understanding of a co-creation approach utilized for physical activity promotion and provides new insights into (1) the transferability of cooperative planning and (2) the associated key factors influencing intervention implementation. The success of cooperative planning varied by setting and was influenced by several activity characteristics and key factors, some of which showed complex relationships. This raises the question of whether some settings might benefit more from a co-creation approach than others. Therefore, future co-creation initiatives should carefully consider the specific characteristics of a setting to select and apply the most appropriate approach.

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confidence: 99%

Co-creating physical activity interventions: Findings from a multiple case study using mixed methods

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Grüne

Carl

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…It may be that efficient organizational sensemaking is a fundamental prerequisite for successful organizational action, particularly in regard to organizational change efforts. While calls have increased for better understanding of the antecedents and characteristics of successful organizational change efforts (Maes & Van Hootegem, 2019;Robertson et al, 2021;Zhang et al, 2015), this area of study remains significantly underexamined (Lehman et al, 2002;Robertson et al, 2021;Weiner, 2009).…”

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Organizational Sensemaking Systems as a Determinant of Successful Organizational Change: A Grounded Theory Approach

Hughes¹,

Henning²,

Robertson³

2022

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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Organizational Sensemaking has been in the literature for nearly three decades – however, classical theories of organizational sensemaking have studied it as an individual or team-level phenomenon rather than at an organizational level. As a result, the multi-level implications of organizational sensemaking and its relationship to organizational change have yet to receive significant empirical attention. A greater understanding of organizational sensemaking may yield insights on how the effectiveness of organizational change interventions can be improved. A grounded theory approach is being used to examine the introduction of a training program for corrections staff in support of participatory ergonomics to improve worker health and wellbeing. Early findings are being used to construct a theoretical framework to guide the design of organizational sensemaking systems (OSS). The potential for OSS to promote organizational situational awareness, shared mental models, and organizational readiness for change is discussed along with design implications and directions for future research.

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“…The planning stages of new initiatives can benefit from assessing an organization's readiness for change. To assess an organization's readiness to implement a participatory TWH® program, an Organizational Readiness Tool (ORT) was developed (Robertson et al, 2021). Another HWPP tool, the Intervention Design and Analysis Scorecard (IDEAS) Tool, offers a step-by-step design process consisting of root causes analysis, solution finding, solution selection, solution implementation and evaluation, and iterative design of interventions when needed (Robertson et al, 2015;CPH-NEW, 2017).…”

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Innovative Macroergonomic Approaches: Responsibilities, Opportunities, and Challenges

Scheer

Valdez

Waterson

et al. 2022

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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Since the early 1980s, human factors professionals have leveraged macroergonomic approaches to build and design complex systems. Macroergonomics is of increasing relevance and interest to modern human factors experts working to address societal and organizational problems. New questions within existing domains necessitate development of new macroergonomic methods. Additionally, modern research needs drive the development of novel approaches in new domains. In this session, panelists will provide expert perspectives on the dynamic evolution of systems analysis, innovative implementation of participatory ergonomics programs, new hazard recognition approaches based on cognitive mnemonics, new applications of improvisation that enhance team performance, and a synthesized method seeking to elucidate micro to macro systems components. After each panelist has presented, we will then facilitate a discussion with the audience and panelists about the responsibilities and opportunities to derive human factors tools and methods that address the challenges and limitations of modern macroergonomics.

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Assessment of organizational readiness for participatory occupational safety, health and well-being programs

Cited by 13 publications

References 36 publications

Co-creating physical activity interventions: Findings from a multiple case study using mixed methods

Co-creating physical activity interventions: Findings from a multiple case study using mixed methods

Organizational Sensemaking Systems as a Determinant of Successful Organizational Change: A Grounded Theory Approach

Innovative Macroergonomic Approaches: Responsibilities, Opportunities, and Challenges

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