The associations between organizational social capital, perceived health, and employeese performance in two dutch companies
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between organizational (bonding, bridging, and linking) social capital, employees' health, and employees' performance. METHODS: Linear regression on cross-sectional data among 718 employees in two Dutch companies. RESULTS: Organizational social capital was significantly associated with perceived health (β = 0.20; P < 0.001) and with emotional exhaustion (β = -0.34; P < 0.001). Both the health indicators, in turn, were associated with absenteeism, presenteeism, and effective personal functioning in the presumed direction, that is, better health was associated with better functioning. Especially, bonding social capital was significantly associated with health (β = 0.14; P < 0.01) and with emotional exhaustion (β = -0.26; P < 0.001). Linking social capital was associated with emotional exhaustion as well (β = -0.09; P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Organizational social capital was found to be a resource for employees' health, with meaningful business implications. Copyright © 2013 by American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
TNO Identifier
472022
ISSN
10762752
Source
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 55(4), pp. 371-377.
Pages
371-377
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