Whilst health and wellbeing are heralded as strategic factors in the management and growth of organisations, industries and economies, workplace health promotion has taken on a significant role in the management of people and organizations. Whether or not workplace health promotion really creates healthier, happier and more productive employees, more organizations seem to invest more time and money in promoting the health and wellbeing of their employees. This workshop therefore attempts to:

• examine how people manage, enact and challenge workplace health promotion.
• address the bodily and emotional feelings that people experience in relation to workplace health promotion and health activities at work.
• interrogate the economic logic and labour process which surrounds workplace health promotion under contemporary capitalism.

Confirmed speakers and topics

Health and biomorality under capitalism
Dr Carl Cederström, Cardiff Business School, University of Cardiff

Healthy elites
Professor Mikael Holmqvist & Ms Janet Johanson, Stockholm University School of Business

Workplace health promotion and the capitalist labour process
Dr Christian Maravelias, Stockholm University School of Business

One or many healths?
Professor Iain Munro, Universität Innsbrück

Employee embodiment and emotion in workplace health promotion
Professor Torkild Thanem, Stockholm University School of Business

Organizational health and un/wellness
Professor Gibson Burrell, University of Leicester School of Management &
Dr Karen Dale, Lancaster University Management School

Workshop sessions

During the conference there will also be two interactive workshop sessions. Here speakers and participants will have the opportunity to explore areas for further research along with methodological and theoretical challenges in critical health promotion research.

Practicalities

The workshop takes place at Konferens 7A, Strandvägen 7a, Stockholm. 19th of April 09.00-17.00 and 20th of April 09.00-13.00.
Venue information

Map of venue   

The conference is free of charge if attending. A no-show or cancellation after the registration deadline will be charged with SEK 1,000. Substitutes are welcome.
The registration deadline is February 28th. For registration or any other practical issues please contact Torkild Thanem, tt@fek.su.se. The number of participants is limited. 

Organizing committee

Professor Torkild Thanem (chair), Stockholm University; Ms Lisbeth Rydén, Lund University.

The first Health at Work Workshop was held in Lund, April 2011 and focused on the managerial and organizational practices mobilized to improve health at work. For more information on this successful event, please visit the workshop website.