H.J. (Henk) van Rhee MSc

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
ERIM PhD Candidate
Field: Logistics & Information Systems
Affiliated since 2014

PhD Track Optimizing work environments at small companies for business performance and employee well-being: Ability, motivation, and opportunity to do so and the role of governments

Ideally, one would have a work environment that is good for employee well-being and business performance. Although one might interpret this as if it is a trade-off between employee well-being and business performance, evidence indicates that there actually can be a win-win situation. That is, a work environment that is simultaneously good for employee well-being and for business performance. However, if this is true, why are there still work environments that impose significant risks on the well-being of employees? The first aim of this PhD project is to find an answer to this question. Thus, examine why some companies organize the work environment such that it has positive effects on both employee well-being and business performance, and others do not. The second aim is to examine whether governments should regulate or deregulate for optimal employee well-being and business performance. To unravel these issues, we will relate employee well-being and business performance to the ability, motivation, and opportunity of companies. Moreover, we will investigate whether governmental affects the ability, motivation, and/or opportunity of companies. The main study of this PhD project is a 2-year monitoring of about 60 companies from the Dutch metal industry.

Keywords
Employee well-being; Business performance; Work environment; Governmental regulation
Time frame
2015 -

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