DEI
Daniel Quintal-Curcic
Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa, Canada
Laurent Lapierre
Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa, Canada
Michaela Scanlon
Smith School of Business, Queen's U., Canada
Emily Rosado-Solomon
Babson College, United States
Julian Barling
Queen's U., Canada
Alyson Byrne
Memorial U. of Newfoundland, Canada
Anika Cloutier
Rowe School of Business, Dalhousie U., Canada
Cindy Suurd Ralph
Royal Military College of Canada, Canada
Mikaila Ortynsky
Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa, Canada
Jennifer Dimoff
Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa
Mental illness is a common health impairment, and in a given year, 1 in 5 North Americans will experience a mental-health-related concern. Although prevalent, stigma surrounding mental health remains a pervasive workplace challenge which negatively impacts employment for those facing mental-health challenges, such as mental illness. In addition, a lack of mental-health related support in the workplace contributes to lost productivity which can be costly to organizations. Given the pervasiveness and costs associated with mental health, there is a need to better understand employees' mental health experiences in the workplace context. The papers in our symposium contribute to the prominent body on mental health in the workplace, emphasizing employees' experience of mental health at work and the implications on job attitudes and performance. Each paper provides a unique perspective, including how experiencing mental-health-related stigma can affect leader emergence, how mental health can affect leadership pursuit, why managers' responses to poor mental health are essential to enhance employees' well-being, and what organizations can do to cultivate a supportive mental health environment. The symposium will conclude with a discussion on what organizational leaders can do to promote good mental health and prevent poor mental health, providing valuable insight for practitioners and researchers.
Author: Michaela Scanlon – Smith School of Business, Queen's U.
Author: Julian Barling – Queen's U.
Author: Anika Cloutier – Rowe School of Business, Dalhousie U.
Author: Alyson Byrne – Memorial U. of Newfoundland
Author: Cindy D. Suurd Ralph – Royal Military College of Canada
Author: Daniel James Quintal-Curcic – Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa
Author: Laurent Lapierre – Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa
Author: Mikaila Ortynsky – Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa
Author: Jennifer Dimoff – Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa