A mixed case study on workplace wellbeing
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Cotter, Regan
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Master of Professional Practice
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Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga
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2023
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Andrew, Martin
Mataiti, Helen
Mataiti, Helen
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Masters Thesis
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workplace wellbeing
organisational culture
case study
organisational culture
case study
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Cotter, R. (2023). A mixed case study on workplace wellbeing. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Professional Practice). Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga, New Zealand. https://doi.org/10.34074/thes.6344
Abstract
A mixed, multi-case study was undertaken to capture workplace health and wellbeing (H&W) initiatives within five organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022/3. The study used a framework based on Stoewen’s (2017) germinal 8 Pillars of Health and Wellness (physical, nutritional, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social, environmental, and financial) as a means of understanding workplace health and wellbeing within the five settings. The framework was used as a lens to investigate the workplace initiatives of five different New Zealand organisations and consider how they accorded with and deviated from the model. Originally seen as a multi-site case study, where leaders from five organisations participated in open-ended interviews, the study evolved into a narrative approach within each case study to create a strategic alignment between the voices, the literature, and the themes. Because this approach appeared deductive a priori, an inductive element was introduced via thematic analysis and a series of synergistic initiatives emerged where the pillars aligned with the themes. These workplace wellbeing initiatives enhance and communicate the desired organisational culture. Based on the study findings a new framework relevant to a contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand is proposed, The Workplace Wellbeing Kete. Further to this a set of guidelines and recommendations on how to construct, implement and evaluate a compelling workplace wellbeing programme is outlined in The Five Steps of a Workplace Wellbeing Programme.
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