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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Work Structures"”.
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The implications of segmented work structures in non-metropolitan Canada
… the implications and consequences of changes in work structures on non-metropolitan individuals. With spatial locality as the primary focus, quantitative-aggregate data is used to demonstrate the relevant changes in work structures using a structural segmentation framework. Using labour markets, …
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How Technological Advancements and Digitalization Impact Both Organizational Behavior and Work Structures
… transformations can affect day-to-day work and impact working practices (Orlikowski, 2002; Watson-Manheim et al., 2002, 2012). On the one hand, this enables more flexible working conditions through the introduction of hybrid work, for instance (Halford, 2005). On the other hand, new …
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The Effects Of Self-Directed Teams In An Automotive Manufacturing Environment
… <p>This study compares self-directed work structures to more traditional supervised work structures in order to determine if the expenditures and efforts required to implement self-directed work teams are warranted. Multiple internal performance metrics are examined in comparing plant …
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Why Emirati Women Leave and What It Takes for Them to Stay: An Inquiry into Motivation, Culture, and Belonging in the UAE’s Private Sector
… explores the lived experiences of Emirati women working in the private sector in the United Arab Emirates, with a focus on understanding how these experiences shape perceptions of long-term career sustainability. Despite national efforts to increase private-sector participation among Emirati …
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A Phenomenological Study On The Lived Experience And Leadership Of Project Managers In An Agile Transformation
… noteworthy because agile introduces a change in work structures, processes, and leadership. This study sought to understand how eight project managers described their lived experience and leadership during the transition to agile methodologies. Interviews with project managers uncovered identity …
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A literature review on facilitating on-line collaboration of learning teams : can education learn from business and other disciplines?
… about profound social change in the ways we work, learn, and communicate. Within today's business environment the hierarchical work structures of the past are being decentralized creating the need for team-based organizations. This decentralization is slowly finding its way into higher …
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Causes of occupational communities: a theoretical study of occupational solidarity in contemporary society
… The causes of occupational communities (work groups which have distinct work and leisure overlap, occupationally based reference groups, and strong sense of separation from outsiders) were specified through an examination of sociological literature on eighteen occupations. The most …
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Gifts of Rights?: A Legal History of Employment Pension Plans in Canada
… needs, needs that frequently collide with worker needs and expectations for good pensions. Even in the heyday of the ‘Fordist’ work structures that fostered employment pension plans, the system delivered benefits very unequally, privileging the interest of elite workers who fit the ‘male …
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Work in South Africa: Analysis of Workdays, Hours, Schedules and the Timing of Work
The concepts of labour supply and work are ultimately about the time people spend doing labour activities. In most developed countries, the rise of the 24-hour and gig economies has altered work structures by replacing traditional nine-to-five jobs and allowing for more flexible working hours …
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Influence of surface hardening on single crystal nickel-based superalloys
… (MSP) and deep cold rolling (DCR), on the microstructures of single crystal nickel-based superalloys. These alloys have excellent high temperature properties, and consist of a randomly substituted face centred cubic matrix phase known as γ, together with a large volume fraction of an ordered …
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Work-family integration in biotechnology : implications for firms and employees
… the problems and synergies of integrating paid work with other meaningful parts of life, and avoiding pernicious choices between work and family. To do so, I examine the very structure of work organization for professional and technical employees in small and medium-sized companies in a new, …
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Cross-Cultural Leadership Development in China
… discussed which inform the methodological framework of the study. Through a phenomenographic analysis, the data of this study are grouped into categories of descriptions containing different views on effective leadership and leadership development. The findings from this research provide …