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  • 13 Dec 2023
  • News

Productivity, Not Presenteeism the Priority for New Workplace

  • December 2018
  • Article

Improving Resilience Among Employees High in Depression, Anxiety, and Workplace Distress

By: Allison L. Williams, Acacia C. Parks, Grace Cormier, Julia Stafford and A.V. Whillans
Depression and anxiety are costly for both employees and employers, in terms of direct medical costs as well as costs stemming from lost productive time and missed days at work. Resilience training has been shown to improve workplace functioning for employees, which... View Details
Keywords: Depression; Anxiety; Engagement; Resilience; Presenteeism; Employee Engagement; Mental Health; Employees; Emotions; Health; Internet and the Web; Performance Productivity
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Williams, Allison L., Acacia C. Parks, Grace Cormier, Julia Stafford, and A.V. Whillans. "Improving Resilience Among Employees High in Depression, Anxiety, and Workplace Distress." International Journal of Management Research 9, nos. 1-2 (December 2018): 4–22.
  • November 2014 (Revised March 2016)
  • Background Note

Mental Health and the American Workplace

By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Mental illness has been described as an epidemic affecting nearly a quarter of all Americans in their lifetimes, often during their most productive working years. Managers who can design organizations that maximize mental health can minimize these risks and boost... View Details
Keywords: Public Health; Productivity; Competitiveness; Stress Management; Depression; Absenteeism; Presenteeism; Work Culture; Business or Company Management; Work-Life Balance; Performance Productivity; Organizational Culture; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
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Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Mental Health and the American Workplace." Harvard Business School Background Note 515-062, November 2014. (Revised March 2016.)
  • 23 Sep 2019
  • Blog Post

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

reduction in presenteeism (employees working while sick), which led to a company gain of $1,846 per person in terms of greater productivity, the journal article says. While some workers suffer from depression or anxiety on an ongoing... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 03 Mar 2021
  • News

Sick Days Don’t Look So Good Now That You Can Work From Home

  • 31 Jul 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

in presenteeism (employees working while sick), which led to a company gain of $1,846 per person in terms of greater productivity, the journal article says. While some workers suffer from depression or anxiety on an ongoing basis, others... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • Blog Post

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

experienced less contagious presenteeism (employees coming to work while sick) compared with control cities. That is, people were less inclined to attend work when ill. Another factor is various work-design features that pressure workers... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 13 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

leave. Research has shown that US cities that mandated paid sick leave experienced less contagious presenteeism (employees coming to work while sick) compared with control cities. That is, people were less inclined to attend work when... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 12 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

levels of depression and/or anxiety) and users high in workplace distress (high levels of presenteeism and/or burnout). Across both samples, employees who used the Happify platform showed significantly greater increases in resilience over... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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