Creating Sustainable Work Systems

• Author : Peter Docherty,Jan Forslin,Abraham B. Shani
• Publisher : Psychology Press
• Release : 13 August 2022

Considers how the balance between intensive and sustainable work can be achieved by looking at existing possibilities and emerging solutions exploring some alternatives to intensive work systems.

• Author : Jan Forslin,Peter Docherty,A.B. (Rami) Shani
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 05 July 2005

Current trends reveal that increasing intensity at work has major consequences at individual, organizational and societal levels. New organizational approaches to work are needed so the balance between intensive and sustainable work can be achieved, yet there are no guiding models, theories or examples on how this can be done. In exploring the development of sustainable work systems, this book analyzes these problems, and provides the basis for designing and implementing 'sustainable work systems' based on the idea of regeneration

• Author : Peter Docherty,Mari Kira,A.B. (Rami) Shani
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 30 October 2008

Since the first edition of this book was published, the subject of sustainability has risen to the forefront of thinking in almost every subject within business and management. Tackling the latest developments and integrating practical perspectives with rigorous research, this new edition sheds light on a vital aspect of working life. Current trends reveal that increasing intensity at work has major consequences at individual, organizational and societal levels. Sustainability in work systems thus requires a multi-stakeholder approach, emphasising a value-based

• Author : A. B. (Rami) Shani,Peter Docherty
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 09 February 2009

This book advances a design-based approach for the investigationand creation of sustainable organizations. The learning-by-designframework is utilized to examine learning in six successfulcompanies in different industries and national settings andprovides a roadmap for improving systematic learning inorganizations. Investigates learning-by-design in successful companies. Focuses on the choices organizations make about the design oflearning mechanisms. Built around six detailed case studies taken from differentindustries and national settings. Provides a framework for improving the conditions forsystematic and sustainable learning in organizations. Offers a

• Author : Abraham B. Shani,James Brownlee Lau
• Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Irwin
• Release : 13 August 2022

Behavior in Organizations, 8/e, by Shani and Lau, is a paperback text that takes a hands-on, experiential approach to organization behavior. The majority of the exercises, role-playing simulations, and cases were developed in and for management training workshops. The cases themselves represent different industries and organizations around the globe with diverse size, product, service, and cultures. Instructors appreciate the multiple interactive teaching methods for each teaching module. Experiential methods provide a powerful stimulus for learning, growth, and change by helping

• Author : Ina Ehnert,Wes Harry,Klaus J. Zink
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 03 July 2013

The role of HRM in developing sustainable business organizations is increasingly attracting attention. Sustainability can be used as a principle for HRM itself and the tasks of Sustainable HRM are twofold. On the one hand it fosters the conditions for individual employee sustainability and develops the ability of HRM systems to continuously attract, regenerate and develop motivated and engaged employees by making the HRM system itself sustainable. On the other hand Sustainable HRM contributes to the sustainability of the business

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 13 August 2022

• Author : Andrew Thatcher,Paul H.P. Yeow
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 04 April 2018

This book focuses on different sustainable products and services, such as electrical vehicles, green buildings, and biophilic and biomimetic systems, at multiple hierarchical levels within its chapters. The authors reflect on individual, organisational, governmental, political, and moral considerations of how Human Factor Ergonomics can build a sustainable future. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned with environmental issues and sustainability.

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 01 January 2010

"This work is a comprehensive, four-volume reference addressing major issues, trends, and areas for advancement in information management research, containing chapters investigating human factors in IT management, as well as IT governance, outsourcing, and diffusion"--Provided by publisher.

• Author : Peter Brödner
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 13 August 2022

• Author : European Agency for Safety and Health at Work,Emmanuelle Brun,Malgorzata Milczarek
• Publisher : European Communities
• Release : 13 August 2022

Recoge: 1. Introduction. - 2. Methodology. - 3. Main emerging risks identified in the survey. - 4. Literature reviews. - 5. Further risks mentioned in the esperts' forecast. - 6. Conclusions.

• Author : Kelly School of Business
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 13 August 2022

• Author : Dora Marinova,David Annandale,John Phillimore
• Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Release : 13 August 2022

This handbook offers a tool for environmental managers and environmental officers alike. It contains ideas, case studies and methodologies which stimulate continuous improvement thinking and help train staff to implement sustainability and environmental management concepts.

• Author : Francesco Garibaldo,Volker Telljohann
• Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
• Release : 13 August 2022

A selection of 23 papers from a June 2003 conference in Bologna examine whether there is a relationship between company strategies and the quality of working life, and if so, how this relationship can be characterized; and whether there is empirical evidence to support a distinction between a high-r

• Author : Bjørn Gustavsen,Barry Nyhan,John Richard Ennals
• Publisher : European Communities
• Release : 13 August 2022

Recoge: Part I: Addressing the issue of local innovation. - Part II: European regional learning cases. - Part III: Changing role of universities in promoting regional learning. - Part IV: Theoretical reflections on the learning region concept.