Industry Context as an Essential Tool for the Future of Healthy and Safe Work: Illustrative Examples for Occupational Health Psychology from the Hospitality Industry

Kristin A. Horan, Mindy K. Shoss, Cynthia Mejia and Katherine Ciarlante
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Kristin A. Horan: Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Mindy K. Shoss: Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Cynthia Mejia: Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32819, USA
Katherine Ciarlante: Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 20, 1-14

Abstract: Contextual nuance holds value for occupational health and safety, particularly as workplace challenges and solutions become more complex. However, disciplines that inform occupational safety and health vary in the degree to which they target breadth and depth of understanding. The future of work presents challenges related to work, the workplace, and the workforce, and an appreciation of the context of industry will ready researchers and practitioners with the most informed solutions. Broadly developed solutions for future of work challenges may flounder without an appreciation for the context of industry, as evidenced by two examples provided in this review. As occupational safety and health disciplines answer the call provided by the future of work, this review provides an account for the value of industry context and recommendations for achieving both breadth and depth of scientific inquiry and practical reach.

Keywords: industry; context; occupational safety and health; occupational health psychology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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