Such, E. orcid.org/0000-0003-2242-3357 and Mutrie, N. (2017) Using Organisational Cultural Theory to understand workplace interventions to reduce sedentary time. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 55 (1). pp. 18-29. ISSN 1463-5240
Abstract
Sedentary behaviour has been shown to have a negative impact on health. As such, prolonged sitting in the workplace is being increasingly seen as a public health problem. Multi-component interventions to reduce sedentary time at work are being used as a way of addressing the different environmental, personal and organisational influences on sedentary behaviour. The role of the organisational context on behaviour has rarely been explored in depth or theorised in the sedentary workplace behaviour literature yet a rich body of theory and evidence exists outside the field. The current article applies an organisational cultural framework for exploring how organisational factors and dynamics impact on sedentary behaviour in the workplace. Empirical data are taken from a qualitative study of office workers’ responses to a ‘sit less’ initiative. Thirteen in-depth interviews and documentary analysis were conducted to help elucidate the ways in which organisational assumptions, strategy, structures, activities, operations, actions and norms combine to constrain reduced sitting time at work. The article offers a theoretical approach to understanding how organisational culture can influence interventions aimed at encouraging people to sit less in the workplace. It also offers an opportunity to consider how intervention design can better account for the ‘whole systems’ of an organisation and how ‘sit less’ initiatives can be positioned within them.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | sedentary time; workplace intervention; organisational cultural theory; sit less |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2016 09:20 |
Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2017 07:25 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2016.1196382 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14635240.2016.1196382 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:101513 |