Work and Organizational Psychology

Research in Work and Organizational Psychology specialises in the development of ethically sustainable well-being skills in a working world with increased learning demands.

In the department of Psychology, the research in the field of Work and Organizational Psychology has specialized in examining and developing well-being at work from an ethically sustainable perspective. Increased learning demands are prominent in the modern work life, and therefore we focus on helping individuals, work communities, and organizations to cope with the constantly changing expectations to develop new skills and to acquire new information. 

We investigate work life intensification and digitalization from the perspectives of employee well-being and motivation. In addition, we have been developing a new stream of research, which looks into ethical practices within organizations, such as (ethical) leadership and ethical organizational culture as ways of supporting well-being at work. We have also developed interventions that utilize nature environments in increasing well-being and motivation. To summarize, our research aims to investigate and develop individual employees, different occupational groups (such as leaders or nurses), teams, and organizations. Many of our studies are based on longitudinal datasets that have followed the same individuals over several years.

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Research projects in this research area

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Career shocks in social and healthcare careers

The project investigates what kind of career shocks employees in healthcare and social services experience and how the shocks affect career sustainability and career development.
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MEANWELL: Meaningful work as a source of well-being in organizations

MEANWELL project will develop an action model for work communities and occupational healthcare professionals in order to promote meaningfulness of work
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Sustainable Digitalization and Careers amid Intensive Working Life (SUSDIGI)

The SUSDIGI project studies the impact of digitalization and AI on sustainable careers. Other key research areas include well-being at work, continuous learning, accelerating pace of work and leisure, and reasons for employee turnover.