Work Adjustment in an Employment Program for Colombian People Involved in Armed Conflict: A Multilevel Mixed-Methods Case Study

Abstract

Work plays a significant role in societies; however, currently, work is a particularly difficult area for those in the most vulnerable social categories who have been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Because there is scarce research on labor integration of people affected by armed conflicts from work adjustment (WA) perspectives, we have developed research to understand the relationship between people and their work setting in an employment program inspired in supported employment models (SEMs). To achieve this, a nonexperimental mixed-methods research design with a convergent parallel approach and multilevel design was developed. The results show that the work-adjustment approach is a useful framework with which to understand the relationship between the work setting and individuals. The conclusions of the research are as follows: (1) people who have been involved in armed conflicts can develop attitudes and abilities to properly develop their work; (2) the configuration of a labor-inclusion model is related to the results in the medium and long term, both in the program itself and in its participants and society; (3) the SEMs contribute to the effective inclusion of people affected by armed conflicts, which have low skills, scarce social contacts, and low educational levels.

Construction analysis of predictor variables that explain labor turnover problems among millennials employees

“…This theory, according to Scheneider (Neuenschwander & Hofmann, 2022), looks more into career selection patterns and is a process of improvement and adjustment between the individual Person who seeks adjustment to his work environment. The aspect of work environment with employees and the relationship between the two can be described as a form of harmonious relationship between employees and their work environment, and vice versa and a complementary relationship between individuals and the environment (Antón Rubio et al, 2023). Furthermore, Brown (Dalgic & Akgunduz, 2022) suggested that work adjustment theory includes a level of theory known as P (Person) and E (Environment) theory.…”

“…This theory is to know P as an individual or employee while E is the work environment or organization, the point of compatibility between the two, and the interaction that occurs between P and E. These P and E variables are often used to explain behavior or outcomes (Neuenschwander & Hofmann, 2022). However, the basic proposition of PE theory research (Antón Rubio et al, 2023), explained as behavior or behavioral outcomes do not lie so much in the P variable or the E variable, but rather lies in the combination of P and E to be able to explain and predict work behavior and work outcomes. Interaction refers to P and E, actions and reactions to each other in a give and take.…”