An Integrated Framework for Organizational Well-Being: Updated Themes, Potential Competencies, and A Broader Horizon

This chapter presents an updated framework for Integral Organizational Wellness (IOW), expanding on previous versions to address complex workplace pressures and new stressors.

• Key components of the framework include:
  • Eleven themes of organizational well-being, categorized into Assessment, Awareness, Action, Applications, and Attractive State
  • Competencies for Occupational Health Psychologists (OHPs) related to each theme
  • Roles and competencies of internal well-being practitioners and allies
  • Potential business partners and their impact on organizational wellness
  • The influence of organizational well-being on business success
  • Current workplace and workforce trends affecting well-being
• New additions to the framework include:
  • Human-centered technologies
  • Healthy physical environments
  • Organizational and job design features prioritizing human value
  • Organizational culture as an attractive state
• The chapter emphasizes the importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration and the development of new competencies for OHPs to address emerging workplace challenges.
• A call to action encourages OHPs to embrace a broader horizon, focusing on promoting business success, social well-being, and overall organizational health simultaneously.
• The authors advocate for a transdisciplinary approach to creating healthy workplaces, integrating insights from various fields and stakeholders to address complex workplace issues.