Biblionraphy
Unit #5
5th Annotated Bibliography
Reviewed by Rebecca Meana
November 27, 2012
Harte, K., Mahieu, K., Mallett, D., Norville, J., VanderWerf, S., Improving Workplace Productivity—It Isn 't Just About Reducing Absence. Benefits Quarterly; 2011 Third Quarter, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p13-26
The following article was produced by 5 authors who specialize as health care consultants from Aon Hewitt in a variety of capacities. Kathy Harte is senior clinical health care consultant and holds a BA in science and a MBA from Mercy College. Kathleen Maheiu is a senior health management consultant for Aon Hewitt and holds a BA in science and an MBA from Sacred Heart University. David Mallett is a senior consultant and a MBA and health care administration from Quinninpiac University. Julie Norville is senior VP and holds a Master degree in clinical case management/vocational rehabilitation counseling from the University of Alabama. Sander VanderWerf is a senior consultant and a has a master 's degree in health science from the University of Florida. This article is geared towards organizations or members of management that are looking to address immediate tactical issues while it develops its broader strategy with regards to data management, absence program design and management, employee health and wellness, and behavioral health. This article addresses the issues of abseentism in the workplace due to health and behavioral issues, the cost to the employer, and how companies can take preventive measures to ensure the best productivity possible in employees. According to the acrticle, “a comprehensive health and productvity strategy encompasses several key tactical aspects that, when successfully linked, support and influence
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an employer 's ability to influence workforce productivity” (Harte, Mahieu, Mallett, Norville, VanderWerf, p. 23). At the same time that employers are trying to increase productivity, they are also trying to cut costs as well.
5th Annotated Bibliography
Reviewed by Rebecca Meana
November 27, 2012
Harte, K., Mahieu, K., Mallett, D., Norville, J., VanderWerf, S., Improving Workplace Productivity—It Isn 't Just About Reducing Absence. Benefits Quarterly; 2011 Third Quarter, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p13-26
The following article was produced by 5 authors who specialize as health care consultants from Aon Hewitt in a variety of capacities. Kathy Harte is senior clinical health care consultant and holds a BA in science and a MBA from Mercy College. Kathleen Maheiu is a senior health management consultant for Aon Hewitt and holds a BA in science and an MBA from Sacred Heart University. David Mallett is a senior consultant and a MBA and health care administration from Quinninpiac University. Julie Norville is senior VP and holds a Master degree in clinical case management/vocational rehabilitation counseling from the University of Alabama. Sander VanderWerf is a senior consultant and a has a master 's degree in health science from the University of Florida. This article is geared towards organizations or members of management that are looking to address immediate tactical issues while it develops its broader strategy with regards to data management, absence program design and management, employee health and wellness, and behavioral health. This article addresses the issues of abseentism in the workplace due to health and behavioral issues, the cost to the employer, and how companies can take preventive measures to ensure the best productivity possible in employees. According to the acrticle, “a comprehensive health and productvity strategy encompasses several key tactical aspects that, when successfully linked, support and influence
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an employer 's ability to influence workforce productivity” (Harte, Mahieu, Mallett, Norville, VanderWerf, p. 23). At the same time that employers are trying to increase productivity, they are also trying to cut costs as well.
Bibliography: Reviewed by Rebecca Meana November 27, 2012 Harte, K., Mahieu, K., Mallett, D., Norville, J., VanderWerf, S., Improving Workplace Productivity—It Isn 't Just About Reducing Absence. Benefits Quarterly; 2011 Third Quarter, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p13-26 The following article was produced by 5 authors who specialize as health care consultants from Aon Hewitt in a variety of capacities. Kathy Harte is senior clinical health care consultant and holds a BA in science and a MBA from Mercy College. Kathleen Maheiu is a senior health management consultant for Aon Hewitt and holds a BA in science and an MBA from Sacred Heart University. David Mallett is a senior consultant and a MBA and health care administration from Quinninpiac University. Julie Norville is senior VP and holds a Master degree in clinical case management/vocational rehabilitation counseling from the University of Alabama. Sander VanderWerf is a senior consultant and a has a master 's degree in health science from the University of Florida. This article is geared towards organizations or members of management that are looking to address immediate tactical issues while it develops its broader strategy with regards to data management, absence program design and management, employee health and wellness, and behavioral health. This article addresses the issues of abseentism in the workplace due to health and behavioral issues, the cost to the employer, and how companies can take preventive measures to ensure the best productivity possible in employees. According to the acrticle, “a comprehensive health and productvity strategy encompasses several key tactical aspects that, when successfully linked, support and influence 2 an employer 's ability to influence workforce productivity” (Harte, Mahieu, Mallett, Norville, VanderWerf, p. 23). At the same time that employers are trying to increase productivity, they are also trying to cut costs as well. Abseentism can be very difficult for employers to overcome and is an ongoing issue for most companies. Companies spend an estimated $13,000 per employee per year in direct and indirect health costs, and health-related problems reduce the effectiveness of the US workforce by 5-10% (Harte, Mahieu, Mallett, Norville, VanderWerf, p. 15). Managers are typically the first individuals to see an individual struggling with personal and/or work issues as well as health issues. Having a systematic approach to dealing with these issues and providing skill training for managers who deal directly with employees who maybe suffereing from these issues can help save the company money and time. According to the article, once employers began to understand the relationships that their benefit programs they can get more aggressive in health and productivity stragetgies. This relates to our current chapter about organizational regulation and control, and how employers can measure production and productivity using different control methodologies. Reducing absences and improving employee health will improve workforce effectiveness and productivity and therefore save the company money while increasing employee productivity. I think its interesting to see how companies are looking for more holistic approaches to adress employee wellness and behaviors. As we have learned about companies that use the decentralized control methodology to run their companies, this would be a valuable piece to add to ensure the overall “health” of the company as it looks to measure success, failures, and areas to improve. Absenteeism costs companies money; this article offers some great tactics for addressing these issues and how to improve absenteeism and productivity at the same time.