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Corporate Wellness Programs in South Africa : Contexualising Pitfalls Rendering Businesses From Achieving a Culture of Wellness
Dissertation (MA (HMS) Sport and Recreation Management)--University of Pretoria, 2021.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/78583 Corporate Wellness Programs in South Africa : Contexualising Pitfalls Rendering Businesses From Achieving a Culture of Wellness Van der Klashorst, Engela Marizahn@yahoo.com Wentzel, Marizahn UCTD Employee Wellness Employee wellness programs Corporate wellness Workplace health promotion Occupational health Health sciences theses SDG-03 Health sciences theses SDG-08 Health sciences theses SDG-09 Dissertation (MA (HMS) Sport and Recreation Management)--University of Pretoria, 2021. Employee wellness programs are an essential tool in the Human Resources toolkit. Even though research has provided evidence of the effectiveness of an employee wellness program within an organisation, the sustainable implementation thereof has remained sporadic in developing countries like South Africa. This qualitative study has explored perceptions around employee wellness as held by management level staff in the hospitality, media and health industries. Data was collected via semi-structured interviews and documentary analysis and analysed using thematic analysis (TA). The results of the study has shown that managers understand the potential role that employee wellness programs can play, but that there are too many barriers to overcome in implementing a sustainable program. Questions such as ‘How do I offer something for everyone?’ and ‘What if employees do not want to participate?’ remain unanswered. Recommendations made as consequence include the development of a typology of employee wellness programs in developing countries; support to organisations in implementing an employee wellness program; and, integrating employee wellness into the daily operations of an organisation. em2026 Sports Medicine MA (HMS) Sport and Recreation Management Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure 2021-02-15T09:01:47Z 2021-02-15T09:01:47Z 2021-04-27 2020 Dissertation * S2021 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78583 © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Employee Wellness Employee wellness programs Corporate wellness Workplace health promotion Occupational health Health sciences theses SDG-03 Health sciences theses SDG-08 Health sciences theses SDG-09 Corporate Wellness Programs in South Africa : Contexualising Pitfalls Rendering Businesses From Achieving a Culture of Wellness |
| title | Corporate Wellness Programs in South Africa : Contexualising Pitfalls Rendering Businesses From Achieving a Culture of Wellness |
| title_full | Corporate Wellness Programs in South Africa : Contexualising Pitfalls Rendering Businesses From Achieving a Culture of Wellness |
| title_fullStr | Corporate Wellness Programs in South Africa : Contexualising Pitfalls Rendering Businesses From Achieving a Culture of Wellness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Corporate Wellness Programs in South Africa : Contexualising Pitfalls Rendering Businesses From Achieving a Culture of Wellness |
| title_short | Corporate Wellness Programs in South Africa : Contexualising Pitfalls Rendering Businesses From Achieving a Culture of Wellness |
| title_sort | corporate wellness programs in south africa contexualising pitfalls rendering businesses from achieving a culture of wellness |
| topic | UCTD Employee Wellness Employee wellness programs Corporate wellness Workplace health promotion Occupational health Health sciences theses SDG-03 Health sciences theses SDG-08 Health sciences theses SDG-09 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78583 |