Implementing a complex innovation into workplace operations: The case of work ability support for indoor environment-associated health complaints.
Background: Multifactorial health complaints associated with indoor work environments can impact on employees' work ability and arouse controversies in the workplace. Traditionally, solutions have centered on building-related factors, however supporting work ability requires a multi-perspective appr...
| Published in: | Work Vol. 84; no. 2; pp. 458 - 472 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jun2026
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