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Job flow control in assembly operations
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 1999Summary: In this paper, the authors develop a state variable feedback control for a class of assembly operations. The objective of this control is to increase the number of jobs completed within a time horizon \(T\) while keeping the job cycle times within an acceptable range with a prespecified probability.
Ayhan, Hayriye, Wortman, Martin A.
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1979
A traditional sociological analysis of ethnicity in casual labour might begin with a discussion of the different ‘ethnic groups’ represented, proceed to an examination of the inter-relationships between members of those ‘groups’, and conclude with some historical speculations.
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A traditional sociological analysis of ethnicity in casual labour might begin with a discussion of the different ‘ethnic groups’ represented, proceed to an examination of the inter-relationships between members of those ‘groups’, and conclude with some historical speculations.
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Do job demands and job control affect problem-solving?
Work, 2012Objective: The Job Demand Control model presents combinations of working conditions that may facilitate learning, the active learning hypothesis, or have detrimental effects on health, the strain hypothesis. To test the active learning hypothesis, this study analysed the effects of job demands and job control on general problem-solving strategies ...
Peter N, Bergman +6 more
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Job Control and Social Support as Coping Resources in Job Satisfaction
Psychological Reports, 2004This study examined the effects of active coping on job satisfaction in the context of the job demands-control-support model. Participants were 867 employees (811 men and 56 women, M age = 35.2 yr.) of a large electrical company in Japan. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis examined whether effects of active coping on job satisfaction might ...
Akihito, Shimazu +2 more
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A high‐level job control language
Software: Practice and Experience, 1975AbstractA high‐level language approach has been used to define a powerful, flexible and machine‐independent control language, in which many of the desirable facilities that are available in modern programming languages have been included. This paper describes the language and its application to the problems of job control, and suggests its further use ...
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2009
Abstract The strong interactions between organizational characteristics, employees' performance, and their well-being are generally recognized. Scientific evidence can contribute to this process of strengthening organizational well-being and its impact on the performance and health of employees. In this article, the focus is put on those
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Abstract The strong interactions between organizational characteristics, employees' performance, and their well-being are generally recognized. Scientific evidence can contribute to this process of strengthening organizational well-being and its impact on the performance and health of employees. In this article, the focus is put on those
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JOB CONTROL, PACED TASKS, AND DISCRETION
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1990Studies relating two dimensions of control over work, discretionary latitude and control over work pace or speed are reviewed. Findings from these studies and new data presented here have led to the conclusion that the amount of control a worker has over his job activities relates to levels of personal satisfaction and adjustment and to perceptions of
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The measurement of job control
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 1997Subjective or perceived control over job-related activities or events is a frequently measured construct in organizational stress research. Karasek (1985) assessed perceived control as both decision authority and skill discretion at work (job decision latitude). Ganster (1989b; Dwyer and Ganster, 1991) developed a multidimensional or general measure of
CARLLA S. SMITH +3 more
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Locus of Control and Job Dissatisfaction
Psychological Reports, 1982To replicate an earlier study, 274 hospital employees, 86% of the staff, were surveyed to determine whether perceived job satisfaction was related to an individual's locus of control. While high scoring (external) employees were relatively less satisfied than were the low scoring (internal) ones, their attitudes toward the hospital, their working ...
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