The relationship between organizational characteristics and the adoption of workplace smoking policies

Organizational-level variables that are hypothesized to influence the level of smoking policy restrictions and the prevalence of smoking control activ ities were tested in a sample of 114 worksites that participated in the Wor king Well Trial, a national trial of worksite health promotion. predictors related to more restrictive policies included smaller size, larger percenta ge of white-collar workers, larger number of complaints about environmental tobacco smoke, less complexity, more formalization, and having a CEO who v alued health and employees' well-being. The number of smoking control activ ities offered in a worksite was predicted by having a larger blue-collar wo rkforce, a higher percentage of female employees, higher levels of workforc e stability, and a CEO who valued health and employees' well-being. Efforts to identify predictors of companies' adoption and implementation of workpl ace-based policies and interventions are an important part of tobacco contr ol efforts and will enhance future intervention and research efforts.