...Yannick Metzler Purpose This study examines which psychosocial work characteristics, drawn from multiple theories of work stress and work design, retain predictive relevance for objectively recorded sickness absence when considered jointly rather than in isolation. Design/methodology/approach...

...Isa Norvell Gustavsson; Ulrika Müssener; Christian Ståhl Purpose The aim of the study was to understand the social and organisational factors in the workplace that shape managers' actions and attitudes towards workers with repeated short-term sickness absence. Design/methodology/approach...

...Anniken Fossland Grønstad Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the relationship between organizational change and sickness absence and to map and describe the prevailing “trends” in the field. In particular, the paper focuses on the indirect links between change...