Download or read book Working environment and productivity written by Lars Foldspang and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2014-07-04 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalisation and demographic trends underline the twin challenge of the Nordics with productivity stagnation and a decreasing work force. Increasing productivity and the work force will be an answer to both. A good work environment can do both: If less people have to take sick leave as result of bad work environments, this will contribute to increasing the work force. Also, for some time, a relationship between work environment and productivity has been hypothesised. Happy, healthy workers, in short, are more productive than not-so-happy and not-so-healthy workers are. This report is based on the most comprehensive empirical study of the cohension between working envi-ronment and productivity. It confirms the hope of many, i.e. that improvements in working environment and improved productivity are highly correlated. The results are robust across time and the investigated countries.
Download or read book Psychosocial working environment written by Tom Hansen and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report outlines how the authorities in the five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, carry out their inspections of the psychosocial working environment at the enterprises. Starting out with a description of the psychosocial risks, the report proceeds with a comparison of the differences between the different national regulations as well as an outline of the similarities. The report offers a comparison of the Nordic working environment strategies and a detailed presentation of the different targets and areas of initiative. It also presents how different methods are used in the selection of enterprises, sectors and job groups for inspection and how the inspectors are trained to carry out the inspections. The report rounds off with a description of the different national inspection methods and how to measure their effects.
Download or read book Measuring Work Well Being Productivity in the Nordic Countries written by and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nordic Growth Sectors written by Lars Foldspang and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nordic welfare states are facing new challenges in an increasingly globalised world. Fiercer competition has underlined the need for the Nordics to enhance competitiveness - and to support and nurse growth in industry and businesses. This report presents the key findings and policy recommendations of the project "Nordic Growth Sectors." Having identified growth companies in the Nordics, the project analyses growth drivers, the match between supply and demand of labour, the work environment in the companies, and growth and other companies' perceptions of existing framework conditions and improvement needs. Based on the analyses and on a Nordic Policy Forum held in Copenhagen with participation of policymakers from the central administrations, labour market organisations, universities and growth companies, a set of policy recommendations are developed, the most important of which are to Introduce: (i) More flexible retirement schemes; (ii) Diminish international recruitment red tape; (iii) Prepare graduates better for employment; (iv) Create national work environment "barometers"; (v) Introduce more flexible child care facilities; (vi) Carry out cost-benefit analysis of complex regulation
Download or read book Information Technology in Organisations and Societies written by Zach W. Y. Lee and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information Technology in Organisations and Societies: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from AI to Technostress consolidates studies on key issues and phenomena concerning the positive and negative aspects of IT use as well as prescribing future research avenues in related research.
Download or read book Handbook on Combating Sexual Harassment in the Judiciary written by Gustavsson, Malin and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2022-03-11 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2022-015/ This handbook presents practical approaches for intervening in sexual harassment in the judiciary. The handbook emphasizes qualitative change work and personnel policy. It introduces the reader to sexual harassment in the Nordic judiciary, presents practical approaches for work around sexual harassment and offers concrete tips for preventing sexual harassment at both an individual and structural level. The handbook is aimed at all employees in the judiciary but can also be used as inspiration within other industries and authorities.
Download or read book Human Development and Working Life written by Peter Hasle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Development and Working Life - Work for Welfare explores whether the development of human resources at company level can improve individuals' quality of life, company's possibilities of development, and welfare and democracy in society. The book refers to cases where attempts have been made to improve quality of working life and competitiveness of the company. Possibilities and hindrances to combine social improvements and competition in the development of human resources are discussed. During the last 10 years most European countries have increased investments in the development of human resources at work as a vehicle for social development. The public investment in training, rehabilitation and support for innovation has increased; and at the same time the labour market has been deregulated to remove obstacles for flexibility and business development. The aim of the book is to promote knowledge about how to integrate social development and flexibility at the company level.
Download or read book Organizational Interventions for Health and Well being written by Karina Nielsen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important new collection provides not only a comprehensive overview of how organizational interventions can improve health and well-being in the workplace - addressing its causes rather than the symptoms - but also the practical issues faced in their design, implementation and evaluation. Drawing on a range of case studies and empirical investigations, it is the first book to seriously examine each element of the intervention process, and to recognize the individual, group, leader and organizational factors that researchers should consider. The authors describe the various challenges to such collaborative processes, as well as the specific methods and tools that can be used in response. Each chapter offers practical, evidence-based guidance. Featuring a final section examining new directions and approaches in organizational intervention research, the book features contributions from some of the leading international researchers in the field. It will be essential reading for any researcher or practitioner interested in the practical issues involved in improving the organization, design and management of the contemporary workplace.
Download or read book Substitutes for Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace written by Gitte Goldschmidt and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only way to completely eliminate the health effects associated with hazardous materials is to eliminate the material. How and when should dangerous chemical products be replaced with safer products? Substitutes for Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace answers this question and others.
Download or read book Machinery written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Industry (DGIII) and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nordic policy towards the labelling of foods written by and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Working environment and work retention written by Johann Fridrik Fridriksson and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The project shows that the working environment is rarely the sole cause of early retirement, but working environment factors may explain a large fraction of the transition to disability pension in particular. Several working environment predictors of early retirement are well-documented in the Nordic countries, but workplace policies and activities to retain older workers rarely aim to improve the working environment. There may be great potentials in developing workplace interventions which combine prevention of working environment risk factors (e.g. risk factors for accidents, strenuous work/high physical work demands, insufficient recovery between work shifts, quantitative work demands, conflicts at work and bullying/harassment, and age discrimination) with increment of job satisfaction through increased control/influence, possibilities for development and recognition from management.
Download or read book Ris R written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book European Employment and Industrial Relations Glossary written by Ole Hasselbalch and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integrated Safety Management in Industry a Survey of Nordic Research written by and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sammanfattning: Integrerad riskhantering i nordisk industri.
Download or read book Debating Leaderless Management written by Frederik Hertel and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-12-16 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Management research has traditionally assumed that leaders play an essential role in both public and private organizations and are required for a business to run smoothly. However, more recently, a vein of critical research has claimed that leaders can do more harm than good, creating confusion and putting their reputation before production and employee wellbeing. This book asks the question - what would happen if there were no leaders? Would employees be better off without formal (or informal) leaders? And even if such a utopia were desirable, would it be realizable in practice?
Download or read book Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire written by Mari-Ann Flyvholm and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
