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Understanding the Experiences of Remote Workers: Opportunities for Ambient Workspaces at Home
Frontiers in Computer Science, 2021 As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many to work remotely from home, collaborating solely through digital technologies, a growing population of remote home workers are faced with profound wellbeing challenges. Passive sensing devices and ambient feedback
Eleni Kallopi Margariti +5 more
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The physical work environment and employee perceived health and wellbeing [PDF]
, 2017 This thesis investigated the impact of the physical work environment on health and wellbeing as perceived by employees. Utilising a mixed method approach the research developed a new model of environmental satisfaction that highlighted the central role of occupational wellbeing and its relationship to employee perceived performance and productivity ...
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Organizational Hindrances to the Retention of Older Healthcare Workers
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2020 The Swedish healthcare sector is currently experiencing recruitment difficulties combined with increasing demand for healthcare services. This study accordingly seeks knowledge of the obstacles to and opportunities for retaining older employees in the ...
Robin Jonsson +3 more
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Orchestration in Work Environment Policy Programs
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2017 In spite of many years’ efforts, it is difficult to prove substantial improvements of the work environment and policymakers are continuously searching for new efficient strategies.
Peter Hasle +3 more
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Differences in call centre agents’ perception of their job characteristics, physical work environment and wellbeing [PDF]
Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2016 Orientation: job characteristics and physical work environment of call centres have an impact on the wellbeing of call centre agents. Research purpose: the aim of this study is to determine whether there are differences in male and female call centre agents’ perception of their job characteristics, physical work environment and wellbeing.
Miller, Noleen +1 more
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Northern Lights Instead of Workers’ Rights: Volunteer Working Tourists in Finnish Lapland
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2018 Research on volunteers in the tourism field often deals with the motivations of such persons as well as their effects on host locales, while research on the work conditions of tourism workers often focuses solely on paid employees. However, such research
Christopher Brennan
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionAfter periods of remote and/or hybrid learning as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the return to in-person learning has been beneficial for both students and teachers, but it has not been without challenges. This study was designed to assess the impact of the return to in-person learning on the school experience, and efforts made ...
Rolf, Liz R +5 more
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Retirement as a lens for socioeconomic differences in Cognition and well-being
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2018 This study conceptualizes retirement as a lens with regard to patterns of social inequality across the life course. It investigates if socioeconomic differences in well-being and cognitive performance differ between older workers and retirees, using data
Stefanie König +3 more
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Emergence of wellbeing in community participation [PDF]
, 2014 This paper explores and reflects upon the literature and several mini case studies to recommend a change of focus for the linking management and development of community participants and community organisations.
George, Karen, Sice, Petia
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Labor Migration from Third Countries to Swedish Low-wage Jobs
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2018 Since December 2008, Sweden has more liberal rules for labor immigration from ‘third countries’ – countries outside the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) – than any other country in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ...
Olle Frödin, Anders Kjellberg
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