Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)

Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)
Author: Nancy L. Black
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 879
Release: 2021-05-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030746119

This book presents the proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021), held online on June 13-18, 2021. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science, human biology and behavioral science, it provides researchers and practitioners alike with a comprehensive, timely guide on human factors and ergonomics. It also offers an excellent source of innovative ideas to stimulate future discussions and developments aimed at applying knowledge and techniques to optimize system performance, while at the same time promoting the health, safety and wellbeing of individuals. The proceedings include papers from researchers and practitioners, scientists and physicians, institutional leaders, managers and policy makers that contribute to constructing the Human Factors and Ergonomics approach across a variety of methodologies, domains and productive sectors. This volume includes papers addressing the following topics: Healthcare Ergonomics, Health and Safety, Musculoskeletal Disorders, HF/E Contribution to cope with Covid-19.

Health at Work, Ageing and Environmental Effects on Future Social Security and Labour Law Systems

Health at Work, Ageing and Environmental Effects on Future Social Security and Labour Law Systems
Author: Lourdes Mella Méndez
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 527
Release: 2019-01-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1527525708

This volume analyses the most important problems and challenges that health, age and the environment introduce in the labour market, and how these factors affect both the way people work and their rights. The contributions here focus on the main challenges for social security systems, lawmakers and trade unions, and provide important solutions to improve workers’ rights and guarantee the viability of public social security systems. Other topics analysed here include dress-codes and whistleblowing in companies. From the labour point of view, workers’ representatives and trade unions must take action in collective bargaining to deal with these topics and adequately protect the workforce. The authors here are drawn from countries such as Hungary, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Poland, Brazil and Colombia, providing a global perspective. The book will appeal to lawyers, legal and human resources experts, economists, judges, academics and staff from trade unions and employers’ representation. The volume features insights and contributions in different languages, with chapters in Spanish (13), English (7) and Portuguese (2).

Ergonomics and Business Policies for the Promotion of Well-Being in the Workplace

Ergonomics and Business Policies for the Promotion of Well-Being in the Workplace
Author: Montoya-Reyes, Mildrend
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2022-01-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1799873986

In recent years, employee health and well-being have been of increasing importance to companies as they attempt to move toward more sustainable business models and futures. Taking health into account in business policies helps ensure sustainable production systems. The role of ergonomics in companies can contribute to creating a more sustainable work environment, which accelerates the performance of the organization and promotes professional development, impacting the health and well-being of workers in a broad and positive way. Ergonomics and Business Policies for the Promotion of Well-Being in the Workplace presents the new trends in sustainable work through the analysis and application of methods to evaluate and improve the interaction of human beings with their work, their work area, and their environment. Covering topics such as mental health and organizational environments, this publication is ideal for academics, researchers, industry professionals, policymakers, business owners, instructors, and students.

Evaluating Mental Workload for Improved Workplace Performance

Evaluating Mental Workload for Improved Workplace Performance
Author: Realyvásquez-Vargas, Arturo
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2019-11-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1799810534

Employees of different labor sectors are involved in different projects and pressed to deliver results in a specific period of time, which increases their mental workload. This increase can lead to a high mental workload, which in turn leads to a decline in job performance. Therefore, strategies for managing mental workload and promoting mental health have become necessary for corporate success. Evaluating Mental Workload for Improved Workplace Performance is a critical scholarly book that provides comprehensive research on mental workload and the effects, both adverse and positive, that it can have on employee populations as well as strategies for decreasing or deleting it from the labor sector. Highlighting an array of topics such as psychosocial factors, critical success factors (CSF), and technostress, this book is ideal for academicians, researchers, managers, ergonomists, engineers, industrial designers, industry practitioners, and students.

Research Anthology on Changing Dynamics of Diversity and Safety in the Workforce

Research Anthology on Changing Dynamics of Diversity and Safety in the Workforce
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 2129
Release: 2021-07-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1668424061

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of safety and ergonomics in the workplace. From work-life balance and mental health to risk prevention, maintaining a healthy and happy workforce has become essential for the progress of every company. Moreover, ensuring inclusive spaces has become a pillar of business with some worrying that the diversity agenda will be overshadowed by the recent pandemic. It is imperative that current research is compiled that sheds light on the advancements being made in promoting diversity and wellbeing in the modern workforce. The Research Anthology on Changing Dynamics of Diversity and Safety in the Workforce is a comprehensive reference source that provides the latest emerging research on diversity management and initiatives as well as occupational health and safety practices in the workplace. These concepts are necessary for global workplaces to remain safe, efficient, and inclusive. Covering topics such as employee equity, human resources practices, and worker wellbeing, this anthology provides an excellent resource for researchers, human resources personnel, managers, safety officers, policymakers, CEOs, students, professors, and academicians.

La productividad y el riesgo psicosocial o derivado de la organización del trabajo

La productividad y el riesgo psicosocial o derivado de la organización del trabajo
Author: Ricardo Fernández García
Publisher: Editorial Club Universitario
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2013-06-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 849948414X

Existen muchas empresas que día a día están perdiendo liderazgo y competitividad en el mercado, debido a que cuentan con organizaciones deficientes u obsoletas que están lastrando su rentabilidad y a la vez son un impacto negativo al desarrollo y motivación de las personas que la conforman. No entienden que el Capital Humano es lo más importante de una organización ya que es un nervio vital. Una empresa puede tener la mejor infraestructura, tecnología, planta industrial o el equipo más moderno pero esto no será suficiente para continuar y tener una garantía de éxito en el mercado. Solamente las personas, con sus conocimientos, habilidades, actitudes y aptitudes, son capaces de impulsar o destruir una organización. Es por tanto imprescindible un compromiso permanente de los miembros de la organización para lograr sus objetivos. No podemos olvidar que la motivación es una característica de la psicología humana que contribuye a su grado de compromiso. No olvidemos que la organización no dispone de personas, sino que se encuentra formada por personas. Podemos definir los factores psicosociales como aquellas condiciones presentes en el trabajo, relacionados con la organización, el contenido y la realización del trabajo que pueden afectar tanto al bienestar y la salud (física, psíquica o social) de los trabajadores como al desarrollo del trabajo así como a la productividad empresarial. Las principales consecuencias negativas sobre la persona son el estrés y la insatisfacción laboral y se observan en parámetros como la cantidad y la calidad del trabajo realizado, la rotación laboral o el absentismo. Según los datos de la V Encuesta Nacional de Condiciones de Trabajo los estudios o programas de intervención sobre el estrés se han realizado sólo en un 2,8% de las empresas, hallándose a la cola de las actividades preventivas. Espero que este libro sirva para mejorar la productividad empresarial vía una mejor concienciación frente a estos riesgos.

The Oxford Handbook of Talent Management

The Oxford Handbook of Talent Management
Author: David G. Collings
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 609
Release: 2017
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198758278

The Oxford Handbook of Talent Management offers academic researchers, advanced postgraduate students, and reflective practitioners a state-of-the-art overview of the key themes, topics, and debates in talent management. The Handbook is designed with a multi-disciplinary perspective in mind and draws upon perspectives from, inter alia, human resource management, psychology, and strategy to chart the topography of the area of talent management and to establish the base of knowledge in the field. Furthermore, each chapter concludes by identifying key gaps in our understanding of the area of focus. The Handbook is ambitious in its scope, with 28 chapters structured around five sections. These include the context of talent management, talent and performance, talent teams and networks, managing talent flows, and contemporary issues in talent management. Each chapter is written by a leading international scholar in the area and thus the volume represents the authoritative reference for anyone working in the area of talent management.

Theories of Organizational Stress

Theories of Organizational Stress
Author: Cary L. Cooper
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1998-10-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0191584703

During the past two decades, the nature of work has changed dramatically, as more and more organizations downsize, outsource and move toward short-term contracts, part-time working and teleworking. The costs of stress in the workplace in most of the developed and developing world have risen accordingly in terms of increased sickness absence, labour turnover, burnout, premature death and decreased productivity. This book, in one volume, provides all the major theories of organizational stress from the leading researchers and writers in the field. It is a guide to identifying the sources of pressures in jobs and the workplace so that we may be able to intervene to change and manage the growing problem of organizational stress.