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Work organization and ergonomics

Applied Ergonomics, 2000
This paper examines the impact of sociotechnical and business trends on work organization and ergonomics. This analysis is performed with the use of Balance Theory (Smith and Carayon-Sainfort, Int. J. Ind. Ergon. 1989, 4, 67-79). The impact on work organization and the work system of the following sociotechnical and business trends is discussed: re ...
P, Carayon, M J, Smith
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Modification of work organization

Ergonomics, 1987
In modern Swedish industry it has been increasingly possible to reduce the dangers to health from such traditional work environmental factors as heavy lifting, loud noise, and hazardous chemicals. There has, instead, been a relative increase in the significant effects of work organization on the occurrence of injury and illness.
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The Organization of Work in Sweden

Women & Health, 1988
The well-being of workers in Sweden is extensively protected through legislation and through the activities of organized labor which represents the great majority of Swedish workers. Despite the comparatively advanced state of Swedish social legislation and the large percentage of women represented by trade unions, women remain at a disadvantage both ...
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Social Work Organizations Working Together

Social Work, 2004
The recently released National Institutes of Health Plan for Social Work Research (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2003) is evidence of two important trends in the field of social work. One is the growing recognition of the value of social work research for promoting and preserving health in our country.
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