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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"work tasks"”.
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Identification of essential managerial work activities and competencies of physical therapist managers employed in hospital settings
… of this study were to describe the managerial work and competencies required by hospital-based physical therapist managers to perform their work. Data describing work and competencies were gathered using a web-based application called SkillObject™ Process. A group of subject matter experts …
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Self-efficacy for employee participation: an exploratory investigation
… of behavior: (1) decision-making pertaining to tasks, (2) good citizenship in the form of extra effort and helping others, and (3) contributing to improvement in work processes. Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief that he/she can successfully perform an activity in a specific …
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Task Analysis for a Food Processing Facility: A Social Enterprise for Persons from Underemployed Populations
… but lack knowledge of how to accurately identify workplace supports, accommodations, and modifications that are appropriate for their clients. Graduate occupational therapy students were contacted to assist with an activity analysis at a food processing facility that serves persons with mental …
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An investigation of the universe and anatomy of work
This research study investigated eight specific work characteristics (outputs, inputs, work type, discretion level, work pursuit level, level of endeavor, decision type and maturity level), on three sub-populations of workers (production personnel, office/secretarial personnel, and university …
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The Development and Validation of a Vocational Interest Survey Instrument With Audio-Visual Format
… groups. The first group was the professional-worker group which consisted of 202 people who were employed in occupational classifications similar to one of the six classifications hypothesized by John Holland (1973). The second group was the secondary sample which consisted of 200 students …
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The effect of hand dominance on manual arm strength
In the design of manual work tasks, considering task demands in the context of human strength capability has been vital to assessing workplace musculoskeletal injury risk. This is particularly true for the upper extremities, which are often relied upon to produce manual forces in most occupational …
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Essays on Professionals' Temporal Autonomy
Professionals struggle to control their work time, despite often (1) having relatively greater control over their work tasks, and (2) wanting to control their work time. My dissertation addresses this empirical and theoretical puzzle by refining our understanding of why professionals face …
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Normative Influence and its Effect on Goal Commitment and Task Performance
… need to foster positive opinions of work tasks to increase productivity. Further research is needed to identify what other aspects of social influence affect performance.
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Restructuring in corporate law firms : implications of a changing division of labor for organizational inequality
… to codify inequality through the allocation of work tasks and matching of workers to given jobs. To explore this argument, I employ an actor- and task-based analytical framework to a recent wave of restructuring among corporate law firm associateships. Drawing from an interview study in the …
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A Cost Analysis of an Institutional Token Motivational System
… residents to perform 27 self-help skills and 51 work tasks. Six weeks of residents' baseline performance was compared to the effects of eight weeks of treatment programming. Cost break-outs of the total treatment cost for direct and indirect treatment cost, three stages of program development and …
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Mathematical Tasks Without Words And Word Problems: Perceptions Of Reluctant Problem Solvers
… problem solvers related to mathematical tasks without words and word problems. Participants were given a choice of working a mathematical task without words or a word problem during four problem-solving sessions. Data were gathered from problem-solving sessions, in the form of session …
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Foundation Year Field Instruction in a Master of Social Work Program: A Comparison Study of Learning Outcomes for On-Campus and Off-Campus Students
… major concerns in delivering a Master of Social Work program away from the main campus is comparability with the program as it is delivered on campus. Field education constitutes a substantial portion of the hours in a graduate program and is valued as the place where theory meets practice. …
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An approach to the value of information : effectiveness and productivity of information use in research work.
… of the value of information in information work. The literature of information science and economics were reviewed but suitable ready-to-use methods and techniques for the assessment of the value of information in the research work tasks were not found. A dual approach to the value of …
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Exploring the personal adoption and use of generative artificial intelligence in work and decision-making by employees of multinational corporations : a technology acceptance model perspective
… adopting and utilising generative AI in their work and decision-making. The researcher approaches the study from the perspective of the technology acceptance model (TAM) which provides a theoretical framework to explore the nuanced perceptions and experiences of the research participants, thus …
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Effects of Time Pressure and Mental Workload on Physiological Risk Factors for Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders While Typing
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a major source of lost productivity and revenue in the workplace and disability in workers. There is strong evidence for a relationship between physical risk factors, such as repetitive motions and excessive force, and the development of WMSDs; yet …
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Quantifying Localized Muscle Fatigue of the Forearm during Simulations of High Pressure Cleaning Lance Tasks
… than months or years required to the onset of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). The objectives of this study were to estimate LMF and quantify muscle activity of select forearm muscles during simulations of high pressure cleaning lance tasks common in the chemical production …
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Personality type and perception of the work environment in career paramedics
… personality type and satisfaction with the work environment. Career paramedics are defused as individuals who earn the majority of their income through the provision of advanced prehospital emergency health care. Four major findings were obtained. First, a chi square analysis showed that the …
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Women and Men in Collaborative Working Partnerships: Connecting Two Disparate Modes of Experience
… provides an in-depth description of mixed gender working partnerships in a collaborative effort over a one year period. The research identified differences between men and women in mutually collaborative working partnerships at the undergraduate level in order to also discover what was productive …
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Development and validation of a posture prediction algorithm
… the risks associated with performing different work tasks. A necessary input to most biomechanical models is the body posture of the worker. Measuring posture has proven to be a difficult and time-consuming process. The research reported in this thesis investigated if a posture can be predicted …
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