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Personal Initiative at Work and When Facing Unemployment
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Lantz, Annika; Andersson, Kin – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2009
Purpose: Learning at work generalises through socialisation into behaviours away from the workplace. The aim of this study is to give empirical evidence of a positive relationship between job design, self-efficacy, competence efficacy and personal initiative at work, and proactive job search while under notice of redundancy and in unemployment.…
Descriptors: Relationship, Job Development, Self Efficacy, Competence
Investigation of the Relationship between Task Design and Job Satisfaction of Traditional Secretaries and Word Processing Operators.
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D'Onofrio, Marianne – Office Systems Research Journal, 1983
Reports results of a study conducted to determine (1) whether there is a statistically significant relationship between job dimensions (job design) and job satisfaction of traditional secretaries and word processing operators, and (2) whether there is a statistically significant difference in job satisfaction levels of traditional secretaries,…
Descriptors: Job Development, Job Satisfaction, Secretaries, Supervisors
Job Design for Learning in Work Groups
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Lantz, Annika; Brav, Agneta – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007
Purpose--What is required of job design and production planning, if they are to result in a work group taking a self-starting approach and going beyond what is formally required of it? This paper aims to contribute to group research by testing a theoretical model of relations between job design on the one hand (captured as completeness, demand on…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Task Analysis, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries
The Effects of Task Design Remediation and Response Efficiency on Work Productivity in Adults with Moderate and Severe Mental Retardation.
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Belfiore, Phillip J.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Two studies involving workers with moderate/severe mental retardation analyzed productivity rates on a seated assembly task and analyzed the most efficient means to remediate a custodial vacuuming task. A motion economy-based task design was more efficient than the site-based task design in terms of cleanliness, production rates, and reduction of…
Descriptors: Adults, Human Factors Engineering, Job Development, Mental Retardation
Computer-Analyzed Custodial Operations.
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Ross, Dave – CEFP Journal, 1984
A computer program utilized to generate detailed reports of labor requirements saved almost $700,000 in custodial labor costs for the Facilities Maintenance and Operations Division of Oakland County, Michigan. The program also is used for a quality-control audit system during inspections to evaluate cleaned rooms. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Custodian Training, Job Development
Knowledge Mapping: A Multipurpose Task Analysis Tool.
Esque, Timm J. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1988
Describes knowledge mapping, a tool developed to increase the objectivity and accuracy of task difficulty ratings for job design. Application in a semiconductor manufacturing environment is discussed, including identifying prerequisite knowledge for a given task; establishing training development priorities; defining knowledge levels; identifying…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Interviews, Job Analysis, Job Development
To Image...or Not to Image?
Bruley, Karina – Information Management & Technology, 1996
Provides a checklist of considerations for installing document image processing with an electronic document management system. Other topics include scanning; indexing; the image file life cycle; benefits of imaging; document-driven workflow; and planning for workplace changes like postsorting, creating a scanning room, redeveloping job tasks and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Classification, Database Management Systems, Electronic Text