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Measuring Employability for Disadvantaged Unemployed People? Evidence from Survey and Register Data
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2017 Disadvantaged unemployed Danes do not easily become re-employed. Previous literature has focused on unemployment versus employment. Expanding on this, the present article is a proposal to assess disadvantaged unemployed people’s employability.
Sofie Dencker-Larsen
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KnE Social Sciences, 2023 The entering of new cohorts into the workforce like millennials and gen-Z has sparked many discussions on strategies to sustain them at work. Studies have suggested that each generation is bound to unique qualities which distinguish one group from another.
Siti Khadijah Zainal Badri +1 more
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Communities of knowledge and knowledge of communities: An appreciative inquiry into rural wellbeing [PDF]
, 2014 This article offers a retrospective examination of the use of appreciative inquiry (AI) in a study on rural wellbeing. It provides a reflection on the rationale for choosing AI as a suitable methodology, critiques the application of AI in rural settings ...
Kevany, Kathleen May +1 more
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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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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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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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