Telework in the 21st Century

Telework in the 21st Century
Author: Jon C. Messenger
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2019
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1789903750

Technological developments have enabled a dramatic expansion and also an evolution of telework, broadly defined as using ICTs to perform work from outside of an employer’s premises. This volume offers a new conceptual framework explaining the evolution of telework over four decades. It reviews national experiences from Argentina, Brazil, India, Japan, the United States, and ten EU countries regarding the development of telework, its various forms and effects. It also analyses large-scale surveys and company case studies regarding the incidence of telework and its effects on working time, work-life balance, occupational health and well-being, and individual and organizational performance.

The Cambridge Handbook of Technology and Employee Behavior

The Cambridge Handbook of Technology and Employee Behavior
Author: Richard N. Landers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1435
Release: 2019-02-14
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1108757502

Experts from across all industrial-organizational (IO) psychology describe how increasingly rapid technological change has affected the field. In each chapter, authors describe how this has altered the meaning of IO research within a particular subdomain and what steps must be taken to avoid IO research from becoming obsolete. This Handbook presents a forward-looking review of IO psychology's understanding of both workplace technology and how technology is used in IO research methods. Using interdisciplinary perspectives to further this understanding and serving as a focal text from which this research will grow, it tackles three main questions facing the field. First, how has technology affected IO psychological theory and practice to date? Second, given the current trends in both research and practice, could IO psychological theories be rendered obsolete? Third, what are the highest priorities for both research and practice to ensure IO psychology remains appropriately engaged with technology moving forward?

Management of Alcohol and Drug-Related Issues in the Workplace

Management of Alcohol and Drug-Related Issues in the Workplace
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 71
Release: 1997-02
Genre:
ISBN: 0788138871

Abuse of drugs and alcohol may cause serious difficulties at work including deterioration in job performance. Abuse is caused by a range of personal, family, social or work situations or a combination of such factors. This report presents a variety of multidisciplinary approaches to the prevention, assistance, treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol- and drug-related problems in the workplace. Although experience has shown the difficulty of eliminating substance abuse, the policies presented are likely to yield constructive results for workers and employers alike.

Telecommuting and Virtual Offices: Issues and Opportunities

Telecommuting and Virtual Offices: Issues and Opportunities
Author: Johnson, Nancy
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2000-07-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1930708971

Telecommuting by any name--telework, mobile work, home offices, virtual employees or telematics--is one of the most intriguing and least understood results of advances in portable computing. The authors in Telecommuting and Virtual Offices: Issues and Opportunities present usable research and advice on many of these issues.

Health and Safety in Organizations

Health and Safety in Organizations
Author: David A. Hofmann
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2003-04-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

A volume in the "Organizational Frontiers Series", this title provides a review and integration of the different lines of research focusing on individual health and well-being in organizations. It includes a broad array of topics ranging from information processing and human error to human resource management strategy. The book's theoretical discussions explore the theoretical linkages between individual health and certain aspects of the overall health of the organization, as well as how certain characteristics of organizations can influence individual health and well-being.

Managing Disability in the Workplace

Managing Disability in the Workplace
Author: International Labour Office
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2002
Genre: Employees
ISBN: 9789221116394

Throughout the world, people with disabilities are participating in and contributing to the world of work at all levels. However, many persons with disabilities who want to work are not given the opportunity to do so. This code addresses this and other concerns. Throughout the world, people with disabilities are participating in and contributing to the world of work at all levels. However, many persons with disabilities who want to work are not given the opportunity to do so. This code addresses this and other concerns while providing valuable guidelines for employers in the management of disability-related issues in the workplace.

Visual Ergonomics Handbook

Visual Ergonomics Handbook
Author: Jeffrey Anshel
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2005-06-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1420032054

Viewing an electronic display screen varies significantly from reading text on paper and human eyes often suffer for it. Featuring cutting-edge research in the field of visual ergonomics, Visual Ergonomics Handbook focuses on vision and eye-care issues in both the office and industrial setting, including eye safety issues in industrial plants and c

Flexible Work Organizations

Flexible Work Organizations
Author: Sushil
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2016-06-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 8132228340

This book focuses on the challenges of capacity building for flexible work organizations in Asia, and demonstrates how business enterprises practice reactive flexible capacity (in the form of adaptiveness and responsiveness) to cope with changing and uncertain business environments. The book provides examples of how this can be achieved by means of various organizational change initiatives, leadership strategies, re-engineering, innovation in products and processes, the use of information and communication technology, reshaping learning orientations, and more. As these topics are supported by research and case studies situated in different sectors and countries across Asia, the book will provide a useful resource for a broad readership including: management students and researchers, practicing business managers, consultants, and professional institutions.

Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems

Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems
Author: International Labour Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

These guidelines have been prepared by the International Labour Office in order to assist employers and national organisations with practical advice on implementing and improving occupational safety and health (OSH) management systems, in order to reduce work-related injuries, occupational ill health and diseases and unsafe working conditions. The guidelines may be applied on two levels: they provide a national OSH framework for legal and voluntary regulatory standards; and encourage the integration of OSH management principles with overall policy management at the organisational level.