Well‐being and occupational health in the 21st century workplace
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Implication
Literature review examines the impact of modern workplace changes on employee well-being, highlighting key interventions across job security, work hours, job control, and leadership styles.
Key Points
- To examine how contemporary workplace transformations—such as technological expansion, globalization, and shifting workforce demographics—affect employee well-being and occupational health.
- Reviewed four decades of literature detailing macro-level shifts in workplace technology, restructuring, and employment contracts.
- Evaluated empirical evidence surrounding four central workplace determinants: job insecurity, working hours, job control, and managerial style.
- Identified that structural changes, including precarious contracting and continuous connectivity, exacerbate job insecurity and extend working hours to the detriment of health.
- Demonstrated that enhancing worker control and fostering supportive, communicative leadership styles consistently mitigate occupational stress and improve organizational outcomes.
Cite This Study
Sparks et al. (2001) studied this question.