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Evaluation of Lifelong Work Satisfaction among Former Postal Service Workers
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2020 While policymakers emphasize the need to delay retirement age, numerous traditional industries, among them postal services, emphasize the need for employee downsizings. These can be contradictory needs. Downsizings can reduce work life satisfaction (WLS)
Miira Niska +8 more
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2014 Certified occupational health and safety (OHS) management systems have become a global instrument in regulation of the work environment. However, their actual impact on OHS—in particular on softer psychosocial issues in the work environment—has been ...
Pernille Hohnen +3 more
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Work-related wellbeing in UK prison officers: a benchmarking approach [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to examine the well-being of UK prison officers by utilising a benchmarking approach. Design/methodology/approach-The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Stress Indicator Tool is widely used in the UK to assess key ...
Andrew James Clements +3 more
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, 2021 We are living in a world where ubiquitous computing devices are becoming parts of the fabric of our lives. At work and at school, devices such as calculators, tablet computers, mobile phones, and different electronic measurement devices, support our work and learning.
Brewster, Stephen +3 more
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Entering and leaving employment in deprived neighbourhoods undergoing area regeneration [PDF]
, 2018 Concentrations of worklessness have been persistent in the UK for several decades but have not been tackled effectively by policy. An individualised approach to unemployment has existed, alongside employment policies without a strong geographical ...
Kearns, Ade, Mason, Phil
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013 The purpose of this article is to describe a broader concept of the psychosocial work environment, a concept that not only is limited to the individual and her immediate environment but also takes into account a broader context that includes production ...
Lena Abrahamsson, Jan Johansson
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Safeguarding Health at the Workplace: A Study of Work Engagement, Authenticity and Subjective Wellbeing among Religious Workers [PDF]
, 2019 : Research in work and organizational psychology has paid little attention to religious workers, something certainly surprising as faith-based organizations play a key role in the welfare state of many countries.
Ariza Montes, José Antonio +3 more
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Feasibility Study of a New Approach to Balance Job Demands and Resources
Nordic Journal of Working Life StudiesChildcare workers are faced with high job demands. The use of selection, optimization, and compensation strategies (SOC) may help reach a better balance between job demands and resources.
Annette Meng, Birgit Aust
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The Wicked Character of Psychosocial Risks: Implications for Regulation
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2016 Psychosocial risks constitute a significant problem in most workplaces, and they are generally considered more difficult to regulate than many other occupational health and safety risks. This article investigates the challenges of regulating psychosocial
Anne Helbo Jespersen +2 more
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Work Coordination as a Social Interaction Process in Nursing Staff Meetings
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2016 Work coordination, which here refers to organizing, planning, discussing, and negotiating work, is done through social interaction. Because coordination is essential to work quality and well-being at work, it is important to understand the processes that
Eveliina Pennanen, Leena Mikkola
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