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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Work Relations"”.
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Fluctuation theorems and work relations for single polymer rheology
… applying fluctuation theorems and nonequilibrium work relations to the field of single polymer rheology. The discovery of thermodynamic identities known as nonequilibrium work relations (NWRs) and fluctuation theorems (FTs) has catalyzed recent advances in statistical mechanics. In general, work …
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Work relations and forms of production in New Zealand agriculture
… farms. In making this contribution, a framework is developed for the examination of work relations and forms of production in apple orcharding and dairy farming in New Zealand. It is argued that many of the intense debates in the literature result from the research perspectives which are …
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Economic regulation, work relations, and accident rates in the United States motor carrier industry
This study investigated the relationship between firm economic well-being and preventable accident rates in the U.S. motor carrier industry between 1975 and 1986. In 1980 the U.S. motor carrier industry was deregulated which produced highly competitive market conditions. Firms facing such …
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O assédio moral e a precarização das relações de trabalho
… harassment as denounced in labor lawsuits by workers claiming compensation for moral damage, under the jurisdiction of the Regional Labor Court of the State of Bahia (Brazil) from 2001 to 2010, a period in which the number of lawsuits rose from one to 989. A database with quantitative and …
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Factors Contributing to High Staff Turnover in Non-Governmental Organizations in Tanzania
… motivation, commitment, quality and quantity of work output, tense work relations and lack of communication. The author recommends that NGOs must have clear policies and procedures which are communicated to all staff and clear understanding of organizations mission, virsion, strategies,and clear …
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Milieus in the Gig Economy
… project provides a survey of contemporary work relations in the context of the so-called gig economy (also known as the sharing, collaborative, platform, and on-demand economy). Against the background of recent concerns over automation replacing work at a large scale, the project argues …
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The integration of a mobile pervasive game in the new employee onboarding process
… theory in the context of both employee/work relations and game design. The study examined 40 new employee participants from a southeastern research university. Data were collected from a control group and a test group using a questionnaire, a pre- and post-test, two surveys, and a …
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The role of coaching in supporting private sector organisations in the Unitd Arab Emirates (UAE) to manage diversity and to achieve inclusion
… and inclusion and stems from experience working with foreign-owned private sector organisations in the UAE in their pursuit to improve local-expatriate work relations. The research paradigm is based on the social constructivist perspective which defines my ontology and role as a …
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Hospital nurses' attitudes to work: a case study of a Chinese hospital
… relevant factors of nurses' attitudes to and at work are. These include the separate but related hypotheses – the nature of the profession and changes in terms of management and training; the nature of the work situation including contracts and pay determination; and the nature of work relations …
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THE ORGANIZATION OF WORK IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION (NEW HAMPSHIRE)
<p>This dissertation focuses upon the relations of work in the housebuilding sector of the New Hampshire economy. While changing technology is integrated into the analysis, the primary concentration is upon the organization of work, which includes the development of the technical division of labor, …
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The Effectiveness of Motivation on Job Performance in Tanzania Construction Sector, The case of SUMAJKT
… used to motivate employees, to determine the relationship between motivation and employee performance and to assess factors that hinder effectiveness of motivational strategies. The study employed questionnaire survey and interview methods for data collection. Specifically the study was …
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New frontiers for Labour Law: Collective Bargaining for Workers in Global Supply Chains and Informal Self-Employed Workers
… narrative' as ‘the law of collective relations' and the relevance to most of the workforce of its two core institutions — the contract of employment and collective bargaining. Focusing on two categories of worker in the global South — garment workers in global supply chains and street …
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The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist: Occupational Responsibilities, Perceived Stressors, Coping Strategies, and Work Relationships
… to the perceived stressors? 4) What is the relationship between CRNA job stress and interpersonal work connections? Twenty CRNAs, with varying anesthetic backgrounds, and 15 of their co-workers from North Carolina and Tennessee participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews, clinical …
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FROM SLAVE TO FREE LABOR IN THE BRAZILIAN SUGAR INDUSTRY: THE POLITICAL-ECONOMY OF SOCIAL CONTROL AND CRIME IN PERNAMBUCO, 1850-1922
… was not an evolutionary outgrowth of existing work relations--it involved struggle and coercion. The first part of this research shows how repressive social control effected the transformation of the mode of production; the second part looks at a product of the transformation, crime.</p><p>This …
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Cultural Stereotypes: From Dracula's Myth to Contemporary Diasporic Productions
… way, due to education, geographic proximity, work relations, political alliances and hostilities, colonial domination, etc. the cultural stereotypes are imposed upon us in an indirect way, by means of oral or written literature, visual arts, music, and other widely-spread recording means. The …