Roczniewska, M., Tafvelin, S., Nielsen, K. orcid.org/0000-0001-9685-9570 et al. (6 more authors) (2024) Simple roads to failure, complex paths to success: an evaluation of conditions explaining perceived fit of an organizational occupational health intervention. Applied Psychology, 73 (3). pp. 1103-1130. ISSN 0269-994X
Abstract
Organizational occupational health interventions (OOHIs) that are perceived by employees as relevant for their workplace are more likely to be implemented successfully, yet little is known about the conditions that produce such perceptions. This study identifies the conditions that create a perception among employees that an intervention fits their organization as well as the conditions that result in low levels of perceived fit. We used two-wave data from 40 Danish preschools a that underwent a quasi-experimental OOHI. Perceived fit was assessed through employee ratings at follow-up, while survey responses from implementation team members at five time points were used to assess four context and fourteen process factors. The results of a coincidence analysis showed that high levels of perceived fit were achieved through two paths. Each path consisted of a lack of co-occurring changes together with either very high levels of managerial support (path_1) or a combination of implementation team role clarity, staff involvement, and team learning (path_2). In contrast, low levels of perceived fit were brought about by single factors: limited leader support, low degree of role clarity, or concurrent organizational changes. The findings reveal the complexity involved in implementing OOHIs and offer insights into reasons they may fail.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. Applied Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Association of Applied Psychology. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Keywords: | CNA; coincidence analysis; implementation; implementation team; intervention fit; occupational health intervention; organizational change; participatory intervention; preschools; process evaluation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2023 11:14 |
Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2024 13:25 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/apps.12502 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:202884 |