Opening the black box: Presenting a model for evaluating organizational-level interventions

Nielsen, Karina and Randall, Raymond (2013) Opening the black box: Presenting a model for evaluating organizational-level interventions. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 22 (5). pp. 601-617. ISSN 1359-432X

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Abstract

Organizational-level occupational health interventions are often recommended when improvements in working conditions, employee health, and well-being are sought within organizations. Research has revealed that these interventions result in inconsistent effects despite being based on theoretical frameworks. This inconsistency indicates that intervention studies need to be designed to examine directly how and why such interventions bring about change and why they sometimes fail. We argue that intervention studies should include a process evaluation that includes a close examination of the psychological and organizational mechanisms that hinder and facilitate desired intervention outcomes. By drawing on existing intervention literature we present an evidence-based model containing three levels of elements that appear to be crucial in process evaluation. We describe how this model may be applied and developed in future research to identify better the mechanisms that link intervention processes to intervention outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
Depositing User:	Elle Green
Date Deposited:	02 May 2013 09:47
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2022 15:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/42334
DOI:	10.1080/1359432X.2012.690556

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