Examples of SWE outcomes
| For organization Better productivity/performance Increased commitment Enhanced engagement Better customer orientation Increased customer satisfaction Greater willingness to comply with safety regulations Improved knowledge sharing Cost reduction (including health care) Lower absenteeism Decreased employee turnover | For employee Increased job satisfaction Improved mental health Lower stress Decreased risk of depression Lower risk of burnout Lower risk of heart attack Better diabetes control Fewer complications during pregnancy and childbirth Better overall physical health Improved well-being Lower work-family conflict Higher self-efficacy |
Source(s): Authors’ own work on the basis of: Kaczmarczyk and Murtough (2001), Gilbreath (2003), Kossek and Hammer (2008), Taylor (2008), Baranik et al. (2010), Kennedy and Daim (2010), Liaw et al. (2010), Ghosh and Sahney (2011), Hammer et al. (2011), Kossek et al. (2012), Erdogan et al. (2012), Bersin (2015), Buch et al. (2015), Cheng et al. (2015), Knight et al. (2017), Kurtessis et al. (2017), Mcmullan et al. (2018), Pepple and Davies (2019), Pinna et al. (2020), Yang et al. (2020), Tran et al. (2021), Côté et al. (2021), Scharp et al. (2022), Vu et al. (2022)