Date of Graduation

8-2025

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education in Adult and Lifelong Learning (EdD)

Degree Level

Graduate

Department

Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods

Advisor/Mentor

Roessger, Kevin

Committee Member

Grover, Kenda

Second Committee Member

Samuels, Mandel

Keywords

Absenteeism; Job Satisfaction; Manufacturing; Presenteeism; Wellness; Workplace

Abstract

Employers in all industries are concerned with creating and maintaining a workplace where their employees are engaged in their work. Job dissatisfaction is shown to lead to higher levels of turnover, absenteeism, and presenteeism. The purpose of this quantitative study will be to examine the connection between workplace wellness activity participation and job satisfaction, specifically for manufacturers in Southwest Missouri, Southeast Kansas, and Northeast Oklahoma. Manufacturers have experienced increased global competition in the last three decades, not just for their products or services but for quality talent. The value of this study is to show manufacturing employers that by providing workplace wellness activities to encourage healthier behaviors for their employee population, it could lead to higher job satisfaction (Richemond, 2016). By providing workplace wellness programs and activities that are aligned with the employee population to create healthier behaviors, employers have an opportunity to attract and retain employees (Diestel et al., 2014). Higher job satisfaction may lead to higher productivity and profitability as well as a reduction in turnover, absenteeism, and presenteeism.

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