title: Worker perceptions of organizational support and return-to-work policy: associations with post-injury job satisfaction.
abstract: This study evaluates the psychometric properties of an industry-based employee measure of employer responses to injuries (i.e., organizational support and return-to-work policies) and explores the relationship of these variables to post-injury job satisfaction. Survey data were collected from 1438 employees with work-related injuries in 13 construction companies and 13 transportation companies. Factor analyses supported the two-factor structure of the scale, and both organizational support and return-to-work policies were independently associated with post-injury job satisfaction. The results suggest a need for understanding organizational responses to injuries, employee perceptions of injury response, and the impact of both on organizational outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, 71 Frankland Road, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA. hsiang.huang@libertymutual.com
authors.forename: Yueng-Hsiang
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Peter Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010559:Personnel Management; D011594:Psychometrics; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation