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employees spread across six ‘Services’. The present study took place within one of the six service areas, Service 6,
which comprised approximately 181 employees spread over a number of sites at the time of data collection. The
majority of sites are situated in one borough within the East of England, with approximately 40 further employees
spread over three sites approximately 20 miles away from the majority. The individuals who work some distance
from the main ‘Hub’ of the organisation had a distinctive stressor facing them on a daily basis. They felt a distance
from the main organisation, with the issue due to two main problems: a perceived lack of management support
due to a lack of management attendance in the separated sites, and the geographical distance meaning these
employees cannot interact with others at corporate functions etc which are all held at the main town within which
the organisation operates.
2c) Research Question 3
“Can an AI methodology be used to design feasible psychosocial stress interventions for the
improvement of daily hassles within a local borough council organisation”
This third research question is designed to assess the suitability of utilising the AI research process in the
design and assessment of organisational interventions as designed to improve upon the experience of daily hassles
within the participating organisation. AI is an empowering, participant-led methodology which allows employees as
participants to come up with change interventions via the use of positive discourse (see Chapter VI, section 1b).
The presented thesis utilised an Appreciative Inquiry methodology in order to assess, design and implement
interventions to improve upon the experience of daily hassles as evidenced by employees of a public-sector