Designing a Health-oriented leadership model in state-owned companies

Today, the importance of human resources in state-owned firms has increased and there is a need to provide appropriate mental and physical conditions for their activities. Evidence shows that organizational leaders have a decisive role in promoting employee health in the workplace, The concept of " Health-oriented leadership " has been introduced in scientific discussions. Considering that there is no precise conceptualization of it, the purpose of this study is to design a model of Health-oriented leadership in state-owned firms.

This research, is considered among the qualitative research. that foundation grounded theory method was used to design the model. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 executive experts in state-owned firms and university experts who were purposefully selected.

Based on the findings, 6 categories of factors were identified including causal factors, health-oriented leadership (pivotal phenomenon), underlying factors, intervening factors, strategies and consequences. Also, three attitudinal dimensions of employee health, practical employee health and personal health of the leader for Health-oriented leadership were identified.

Based on the findings, examining organizational leadership from a health-oriented approach can provide a systematic and comprehensive framework and somehow put the existing theories in the field of organizational leadership in a new format. Finally, the results showed that health-oriented leadership in state-owned firms is a multifaceted phenomenon, the use of which can create positive and valuable results.