Health, Sickness and Well-being in Organisations:
An action research project to explore the taking and relinquishing of responsibility and the management of "retainment".
This project focuses on two explorations:
Sourcing the leadership and authority to promote healthy ways of being at work and going sick - especially focusing on the taking and relinquishing of responsibility.
The emotional management of the comittment and presence of members of a system for the work task, defined as "retainment".
WORKING METHODS will involve:
interviewing individuals who have taken up the sick role and those who have helped manage them and treat them;
seeking organisational partners to facilitate a process of research, reporting and application of findings for organisational learning and change.
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