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Forms of participation: The development and application of a conceptual model of participation in work environment interventions

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  • Johan Simonsen Abildgaard

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark)

  • Henna Hasson

    (Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden; Centrum for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Stockholm County Council, Sweden)

  • Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz

    (Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Sweden; Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)

  • Lise Tevik Løvseth

    (Department of Psychiatry, St Olavs University Hospital, Norway; Department of Psychology, NTNU, Norway)

  • Arja Ala-Laurinaho

    (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland)

  • Karina Nielsen

    (Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK)

Abstract

In the realm of work environment improvements, the Nordic countries have led the way in demonstrating that employee participation is a key requisite for achieving improvements. Despite this, there is a lack of precision as to what ‘participatory’ in a participatory work environment intervention means. In this study, the authors present a conceptual model for participation in work environment interventions and apply it to protocols and manuals from eight participatory interventions to determine the form of participation used in each intervention. The authors suggest that the conceptual model can be applied in the design and assessment of participatory work environment interventions.

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  • Johan Simonsen Abildgaard & Henna Hasson & Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz & Lise Tevik Løvseth & Arja Ala-Laurinaho & Karina Nielsen, 2020. "Forms of participation: The development and application of a conceptual model of participation in work environment interventions," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 41(3), pages 746-769, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:41:y:2020:i:3:p:746-769
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X17743576
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