Time requirement at work and leadership style in an organization in the context of mental well-being and mobbing in the workplace

Project manager: Dorota Żołnierczyk-Zreda Ph.D.

Project summary:

The aim of the study was to investigate if organizational practices such as flexible worktime and an authentic leadership style have a significant influence on mental well-being and on the risk of mobbing at work. One of the reasons for poor mental well-being can be identification of work-related job insecurity, which is considered one of the greatest modern psychosocial hazards in the working environment. The results of the inspections have shown that both of the variables considered, i.e., control over working time and authentic leadership, turned out to be effective in preventing mobbing and in maintaining mental well-being in workers working long hours. From that point of view, morality and openness of the leader have turned out to be most important. Those aspects of an authentic leader as well as control over long hours also turned out to be most favourable for women working long hours, especially the youngest ones, aged 18-29 years.On the basis of the results, flexible worktime and authentic leadership among workers have been recommended. Their aim is to prevent the negative effects of the impact of intensification of work on the workers' well-being and the risk of mobbing at work.

Unit: Department of Ergonomics

Duration: 01.01.2008 – 31.12.2010