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Employee Wellness Programs: An International Examination

Employee Wellness Programs: An International Examination

Jennifer Bandy
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522505228|ISBN10: 1522505229|EISBN13: 9781522505235
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0522-8.ch016
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Bandy, Jennifer. "Employee Wellness Programs: An International Examination." Handbook of Research on Individualism and Identity in the Globalized Digital Age, edited by F. Sigmund Topor, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 359-379. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0522-8.ch016

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Bandy, J. (2017). Employee Wellness Programs: An International Examination. In F. Topor (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Individualism and Identity in the Globalized Digital Age (pp. 359-379). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0522-8.ch016

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Bandy, Jennifer. "Employee Wellness Programs: An International Examination." In Handbook of Research on Individualism and Identity in the Globalized Digital Age, edited by F. Sigmund Topor, 359-379. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0522-8.ch016

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Abstract

The chapter purpose is to examine Employee Wellness Programs (EWP) internationally. The review of previous literature and discovery of outcomes and recommendations for future research are explored. Additionally, developing culturally competent international EWPs and training the development team are presented. The importance of intercultural communication, interpersonal and intrapersonal competence, and indigenous and cross-cultural psychology applications offer the foundation for the development of effective EWPs internationally. Issues, controversies, and problems, along with solutions and recommendations for the development of culturally competent EWPs are reviewed.

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