Culture, Habilitation et Communication Supérieur – Subordonné

Since 1997, APEX has been conducting research on the health of federal executives and their workplaces. Under the Executive Work and Health Study, surveys of the executive population have taken place every five years. Survey results are contributing to a better understanding of the importance of a healthy workplace at both individual and organizational levels….

Unraveling the complexities of disaster management: A framework for critical social infrastructure to promote population health and resilience Complexity is a useful frame of reference for disaster management and understanding population health. An important means to unraveling the complexities of disaster management is to recognize the inter-dependencies between health care and broader social systems and how they…

Organizational Learning Facilitators in the Canadian Public Sector. Organizational learning (OL) is considered to be a central element in the renewal of Canada’s federal public service. What factors facilitate OL in this sector? How can these factors be measured? This study aims to answer these questions by describing the development of an instrument designed to…

Lien Entre Les Stresseurs Organisationnels Et L’état De Santé:  Vérification Du Rôle Médiateur Du Stress Psychologique. Cette étude cherche à vérifier les effets directs des stresseurs organisationnels sur l’état de santé ainsi que leurs effets indirects, c’està-dire médiatisés par le stress psychologique. À partir d’un échantillon de 1 730 gestionnaires, les résultats confirment, dans un…

Are We Ready? Evidence of Support Mechanisms for Canadian Health Care Workers in Multi-jurisdictional Emergency Planning. Background: Federal, provincial and municipal leaders in Canada have adopted a culture of preparedness with the development and update of emergency plans in anticipation of different types of disasters. As evident during the 2003 global outbreak of Severe Acute…

If Schools Are Closed, Who Will Watch Our Kids? Family Caregiving and Other Sources of Role Conflict among Nurses during Large Scale Outbreaks. Objectives: The global impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) brought attention to the role of healthcare professionals as “first receivers” during infectious disease outbreaks, a collateral aspect to their role as…