The Associations Between Organizational Social Capital, Perceived Health, and Employees' Performance in Two Dutch Companies

Abstract

Organizational social capital was found to be a resource for employees' health, with meaningful business implications.

Working life expectancy in good and poor self-perceived health among Dutch workers aged 55–65 years with a chronic disease over the period 1992–2016

“…On the other hand, it could also imply that this group feels forced to work longer, with potentially negative consequences for their productivity 10. Now that working (longer) with health problems becomes more common, it becomes increasingly important that employers support these workers to prolong their working lives.…”

“…Hence, having a poor self-perceived health is not desirable from the perspective of a worker. As self-perceived health has previously been shown to be associated with absenteeism and presenteeism,10 working while feeling unhealthy may not be desirable from an employer’s perspective either. It is thus important to examine whether prolonged working among workers with a chronic disease is not at the expense of their self-perceived health.…”

The measurement of bridging social capital in population health research

“…among others, based on two questions that comprise co-operative relations and mutuality needed for "getting ahead" vanScheppingen et al (2013). On the other hand, Ellison et al are focused on online social network sitesEllison et al (2007).…”

Inducing a Health-Promoting Change Process Within an Organization

“…27 In the literature, social capital is associated with both health 28-31 and employees' functioning. [32][33][34] In particular, bonding social capital is ascribed a health-related effect 35,36 and has meaningful business implications. 37 Organizational bonding social capital refers to mutual trust and cooperative relations between employees who are similar in terms of hierarchy and identity.…”