Abstract
Relationships at work are important to the psychosocial work environment and may be resources for the employees' well-being. There is a need for a better understanding of what generate positive rel ...
Highlights
In many Western countries, the workload within the healthcare sector is extensive and the psychosocial work environment contributes to poor health among healthcare employees
The relationship between managers and employees is a major part of the psychosocial work environment (Clausen, Tufte, & Borg, 2014; Landstad & Vinberg, 2013; Ljungblad, Granström, Dellve, & Åkerlind, 2014), and this study focuses on experiences of how relationships between employees and managers contribute to well-being at work (Ragins, 2007)
A qualitative and comparative hermeneutic approach was used to gain a better understanding of the experiences of municipal healthcare employees and managers
Summary
In many Western countries, the workload within the healthcare sector is extensive and the psychosocial work environment contributes to poor health among healthcare employees. Positive relationships at work may be a resource that can help individuals and organisations to develop and flourish (Ragins, 2006; Social Security Report, 2014) as well as affect how we make sense of and feel meaning in our daily lives and our work situations (Nilsson, Andersson, Ejlertsson, & Troein, 2012) Organizational activities, such as information sharing, motivation, and decision-making, occur all in the context of workplace relationships as generative processes and with positive outcomes, as a vital health resource among healthcare employees (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000; Sias, 2013; Tourangeau, Cranley, Laschinger, & Pachis, 2010). Identifying experiences from the perspectives of both employees and managers is one contributory factor for workplace health promotion
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