The Architecture of Well-Being at Work: An Eight-Dimensional Model for Sustainable Organizational Flourishing

Abstract

Workplace well-being is often approached through isolated initiatives such as mindfulness sessions, physical activity campaigns or employee assistance programmes. Although useful, fragmented interventions can overlook the interconnected conditions through which people actually experience work. This conceptual article proposes an eight-dimensional architecture of organizational well-being encompassing body, cognition, emotion, meaning, social connection, professional life, financial security and digital life. The model is grounded in multidisciplinary literature on flourishing, job demands and resources, self-determination, occupational health and digital work. It argues that sustainable well-being emerges from the interaction among dimensions rather than from the optimization of any single factor. The article introduces a practical diagnostic logic for identifying imbalances, discusses implications for leaders and human-resource professionals, and proposes a research agenda for testing dimensional interactions. The model offers an accessible but theoretically grounded alternative to wellness programmes that individualize problems generated by organizational design.