Changes In Work Environment Research Articles

УГРУПУВАННЯ ТЕНДЕНЦІЙ ЗМІНИ УПРАВЛІННЯ ПІДПРИЄМСТВОМ З ТОЧКИ ЗОРУ ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЇ ОСНОВНИХ БІЗНЕС-ПРОЦЕСІВ

The article examines changes in approaches to enterprise management in connection with the systemic reformatting of the business unit's production platform. The future of the enterprise is expected to be characterized by digitization, the introduction of technologies using artificial intelligence, the reconfiguration of business models under the influence of new technologies and changes in consumer demand, the deepening of social and environmental responsibility, and the globalization of international trade. In the future, the company's business processes will be transformed into new forms based on the automation of structural elements, personalization of communications with customers, technology integration, and the use of promising economic models. As the work environment changes, so does the employee, who is primarily required to work with digital technologies, use various applications and platforms, adopt innovative production approaches, be flexible, and be able to quickly adapt to changing market trends. This study examines the evolution of leadership qualities for the effective management of a digital enterprise. The focus of managerial competencies will gradually shift to flexibility, creativity, intercultural competence, and digital literacy, which will eventually become the fundamental basis for the effective functioning of the enterprise. The organization of management activities is closely linked to personnel assessment, which allows for identify problematic issues and evaluate the work of the workforce, is the basis for planning personnel development and ultimately assesses the effectiveness of managers, managers in terms of achieving goals, the ability to motivate colleagues, manage processes and develop a team. A clear understanding of the stages of applying the main HR assessment methods, namely key performance indicators (KPIs), 360-degree assessment, assessment center and self-assessment procedures, will allow you to effectively apply these tools in your business practice. Human resources management will continue to evolve, introducing new methods and technologies: machine learning and artificial intelligence will be used to automate recruitment processes, analyses productivity and optimize workflows; flexible working methods will spread; and the so-called emotional intelligence management will be developed.

Positive Social Work Environment Changes in India

Positive Social Work Environment Changes in India

Impact of Changed Work Environment and Family Dynamics on Work Life Balance: A Study on Indian Working Women during the Ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic

Impact of Changed Work Environment and Family Dynamics on Work Life Balance: A Study on Indian Working Women during the Ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic

Organizational assessments to drive strategic planning in changing work environments

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to highlight issues that can occur even when organizations are experiencing revenue growth and expansion and the importance of undertaking organizational analysis so that effective change management can be implemented to facilitate the necessary changes.Design/methodology/approachThe author draws upon 15+ years in general management, research in organizational behavior and organizational analysis practitioner’s guide.FindingsResearch shows that employee’s level of organizational commitment and contextual job performance are influenced by how they perceive their organizations support them as individuals. Within the context of changes in work environments, whether through growth or personnel, an organizational analysis, systematically pursued with the appropriate tools, will expose the underlying issues, which can then be addressed with an applicable change model.Originality/valueBased on the author’s research findings, experience and expertise, this study provides readers with insights on the organization assessment process that can potentially be applied to their own organization.

Analysing the Benefits of the Team-of-Teams Model in the Changing Work Environment at the Centre for English Excellence

In the current era, volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) are common challenges that organizations face. To overcome these challenges, organizations need to develop a flexible organizational structure, one that offers flexibility and adaptability. This research aims to understand how the International Centre for English Excellence (ICEE) practices the Team-of-Teams (ToT) model in the currently changing work environment. Data was gathered using in-depth interviews with eight participants of ICEE members. The result showed that ICEE practices ToT by assigning roles to each individual, and all these roles would be switched between members. The ToT model is used because it gives flexibility and help member to adapt to changes. The benefits of using the ToT model are role switching, which enables swift substitution between members, better preparation and adaptation to changes, and improvement of other skills and knowledge. The primary challenge they face is in preparing the members to take on new roles. ToT models offer flexibility and adaptability to face VUCA and are good to use, especially for a startup, small company, and organization that needs more flexibility but is not suitable for a large company that needs specialization in a certain division.
 Keywords: Organizational structure; Team of teams; Organization model; Pandemic

Linking supportive school leadership and teacher resilience: The mediating role of job resources

Employee resilience is commonly understood as a process that protects against distressing conditions and helps employees to cope with stress factors, to survive and adapt to changing work environments. Over the past few years Lithuanian teachers have had to deal with unexpected force majeure situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a large influx of Ukrainian refugee pupils, ongoing school related issues, such as the introduction of new curricula, full inclusion of children with special needs, reorganizations, and increasing workloads. Our study based on the four-dimensional Teacher Resilience Framework and Job Demands-Resources theory aimed to examine relationships between supportive leadership, job resources and teacher resilience, and to reveal the mediating role of job resources in the relationships between supportive leadership and teacher resilience. A cross-sectional research sample included 455 Lithuanian teachers working in elementary and secondary schools. Data were collected using a self-administered online survey. The study identified that supportive leadership and job resources, i.e., feedback, autonomy, opportunities for development, and social support – were positively related with teacher resilience and its four dimensions. The mediation analysis established an indirect impact of supportive leadership on resilience types via job resources, however, the role of work resources as mediators differed depending on resilience type. The results complement studies analyzing the role of work environments in resilience, such as personal capability studies. They suggest that supportive school leadership and job characteristics as contextual resources available at the workplace should be considered when planning and implementing interventions aimed at strengthening teacher resilience.

8 rue de l’Humanité by Dany Boon

Reviewed by: 8 rue de l’Humanité by Dany Boon Maria G. Traub Boon, Dany, réal. 8 rue de l’Humanité. Int. Dany Boon, François Damiens, Laurence Arné, Yvan Attal. Inver Tax Shelter, 2021. A national lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic is causing staggering challenges to routine living in France. In this film, we enter the private lives of people dealing with myriad issues, including separation of spouses, familial disagreements due to changes in work environments, falling in love, medical testing, and the hazards of forgetting to mute or close cameras online while speaking to others. The pandemic is a situation familiar to all of us. Set within a contemporary historical context, the film takes us to a specific cultural setting, an apartment building in Paris. There are several plots running parallel to each other that keep the viewer engaged and the action moving forward. Using film to stimulate lively classroom conversation, one might stage reenactments of specific scenes or mine them in other ways—in one case using the topic of diversity. Tony, the Belgian landlord and building resident, freely and mindlessly berates his absent immigrant concierge, while her husband is standing in front of him to make a delivery. He attempts to walk back his commentary with the remark, “among us immigrants, etc.,” but her husband Diego replies simply, “I am a French citizen, sir.” Tony is reckless again when he casts suspicion on a North African woman who comes and goes from an apartment at odd hours, conjecturing about the possibility that she may be a source of contagion. Nevertheless, the tone of the movie is lighthearted, and it is peppered with burlesque incidents. Surprisingly, Martin, an illustrator for a scientific publication, has worked himself into a frenzy over the dangers of contamination. His use of hand-held thermometers, disinfectant spray, and transparent full-face masks with a respiratory tube attached transform him into a ludicrous figure. Martin’s interpretation of the stereotypical hypochondriac is counterbalanced by Jean-Paul, a renegade biologist who is always seeking guinea pigs to test the vaccine he has concocted. When in desperation he injects himself, we witness his own comedic reaction to his vaccine in his spasmodic jerks and twitches. To avoid inquiries, he pretends to be practicing dance. The film is laden with vignettes, showing how easy it is to live in exaggeration while gently underscoring the need for common sense. Some footage is unnecessary such as time spent by the camera panning Tony in his underpants with full frontal and rear viewing, while nearby his son is participating in an online class. One quick look at him would suffice to make the point. Indoor scenes are punctuated with moments of outdoor encounters. Lockdown security agents stop walkers, requesting identification and permits. Meanwhile, views of empty Parisian streets emphasize the bleakness of the situation. When we learn of the concierge Paola’s death, the full impact of our human vulnerability to an airborne killer brings a sobering moment, and a sense of community takes hold of the residents. The film’s mes sage, in addition to keeping a sense of humor to get us through the tough times, is the need to develop a sense of community with others. [End Page 246] Maria G. Traub Neumann University (PA) Copyright © 2022 American Association of Teachers of French

Maintaining Efficiency and High Standards in A New Work Environment

Since the COVID lockdown era, many faculty members have faced a change in a work situation, either changing working environments, changing modalities, or both. These changes can lead to stress and struggles with efficiency and maintaining high standards for students and self. This article describes research-based strategies I used throughout this experience to reduce stress and increase efficiency. I discovered these strategies through reflective practice and a literature review to support the ideas. Andragogy and the educational ergonomics model were used as theoretical foundations. These strategies included reflective practice, goal setting, creating a schedule, and staying connected with colleagues. This article describes how to implement these strategies to increase effectiveness and allow faculty members to focus their time on maintaining high standards for their students and their own work.

Short-time Work, Redundancies, and Changing Work Environment: The Hospitality Sector During COVID-19

This article focuses on the restructurings that took place within the hospitality sector during the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. The aim of this article is to examine how STW (short-time work) schemes and redundancies affected the psychosocial work environment. The data material consists primarily of 36 interviews with employees and managers from three hotels in Sweden that implemented STW schemes, where some employees were also made redundant. The results show that during the rather long period of government restrictions, radical shifts in hotel occupancy rates, and implemented STW schemes, the work environment changed in terms of employees’ perceptions of job (in)security; workload and work extension; time and financial structures; and workplace relations. Further, the results illustrate how hotel employees’ perceptions of the psychosocial work environment shifted over the course of the pandemic.

Nonsingular Integral Terminal Sliding Mode Control for Resonant Frequency Tracking of Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs) Based on Fixed-Time Strategy.

Resonant frequency tracking control of electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) remains a challenge in terms of drifting working frequency and reduced conversion efficiency caused by working environment changes. This paper presents a fixed-time nonsingular integral terminal sliding mode (FT-NITSM) control strategy for resonant frequency tracking of EMATs to realize precise and high robustness resonant frequency tracking performance. Specifically, a FT-NITSM control method with fast convergence feature is developed and a resonant frequency tracking controller for EMATs is further designed to improve the convergence speed and tracking accuracy. Fixed time stability of the proposed frequency tracking control system is proved through Lyapunov function analysis. Moreover, numerical simulations demonstrate that the FT-NITSM control strategy can ensure precise tracking of the system's operating frequency to its natural resonant frequency in less than 3 s with a tracking error of less than 0.01 × 104 Hz. With the maximum overshoot variation between -20 and 20 and error range in -5 and 5° at the steady state, the FT-NITSM control strategy can ensure the control system impedance angle θ being consistent and eventually bounded. This study provides a toolbox for the resonant frequency tracking control and performance improvement of EMATs.

The Influence of Teleworking in a Pandemic Context on the Work Experience of Individuals with Physical Disabilities: A Quebec Qualitative Study.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous changes in work environments. Thousands of workers quickly found themselves having to telework without being prepared, which had consequences on their work experience and health. Authors proposed telework practices that promote the healthy work experience of workers in a pandemic context, but less attention has been paid to consider the realities and needs of individuals with physical disabilities. Purpose This study aimed to explore the influence of telework during the pandemic on the work experience of people with physical disabilities. Methods Following an interpretive descriptive research design, interviews were conducted with 16 workers with physical disabilities (i.e., motor, or sensory). The data were analyzed using a thematic analysis strategy. Results The results revealed 15 factors that influence the work experience of teleworkers with physical disabilities. These factors are related to interactions between three spheres of the worker's life: the individual, the organization, and the environment. Ten recommendations are proposed to consider the reality and needs of individuals with physical disabilities in the telework practices. Conclusion Given that telework has expanded since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and will likely continue to remain a widespread modality of work delivery, it becomes even more important to expand knowledge about it, to benefit the work experience of teleworkers with physical disabilities.

Conditions for the Development and Certification of Industry 4.0 Technical Competencies

The development of industry 4.0 requires the existence of a workforce with technical skills associated with the new technologies on which it is based, as well as with personal skills that allow them to adapt to the changing work environment. Those competencies can be developed on young people, as a new workforce that joins this market, or with veteran workers who need to be updated to continue current. Several actors are involved, from educational institutions to industry and government. The various international models of skills development in workers focus on tripartite collaboration schemes and the establishment of official standards. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze and describe the existing contextual conditions in Mexico for the development and certification of competencies in Industry 4.0. This study is qualitative and uses document analysis techniques to collect information that is relevant to identify the main elements currently existing. As a result, it is observed the need to strengthen collaboration schemes, as well as to provide the existing national certification system of greater relevance in the worker placement processes. Correspondingly, apprenticeship programs are presented as a field that has not been explored sufficiently within the country context.

The valued coexistence of protection motivation and stewardship in information security behaviors

Organizations need to consider different managerial approaches to motivate security compliance behavior as more employees work outside of the office. This study examines two approaches for motivating security compliance behaviors in a changing work environment. We examine protection motivation and stewardship-based strategic approaches to determine their effectiveness towards influencing information security behaviors. Independently, each approach has received demonstrable evidence of contributing to organizational behaviors. However, as the nature of work changes (e.g., hoteling, traveling, working from home), it also changes the security risk landscape for organizations, rendering the effectiveness of previous security controls debatable. This study contends there is value to management in integrating both protection motivation and stewardship approaches in this context. A research model is developed that integrates both approaches; protection motivation and stewardship concepts. We find that constructs consistent with protection motivation theory are more likely to explain decreases in security policy violations than stewardship theory. Further, by combining protection motivation and stewardship perspectives, this study's results supplement our understanding of security policy violations in a changing work environment. We show that the two together account for 51 percent of the variance, and thus both have value. Our findings suggest that a PMT-based strategy is a stronger approach for influencing compliance behavior. Therefore, it is important for organizations to continue focusing their efforts on threat communications as well as enhancing employees’ abilities to respond. However, we also show that organizations should build a sense of belonging with their employees such that their employees become stewards of the organization's resources.

Visual ergonomics for changing work environments in the COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought about change in the work environment, increasing remote and hybrid mode of work, presenting a compelling need to study visual ergonomics in this new work environment. To assess computer vision symptoms and visual ergonomics in remote and hybrid work settings during the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on eye to screen relationship. The Common Vulnerability Scoring System 17 questionnaire and questions about human factors and ergonomics were included in the survey conducted in September 2021. Sixty-six working professionals (mean age 37 years±5), working from home (n = 44) or in hybrid mode (n = 22) were included in the study. Cramer's V was used for the correlation coefficient between two categorical variables for assessing eye health in changing work environments. Compared to our previous study, the correlation between computer vision syndrome (CVS) symptoms is markedly higher. The population working in hybrid mode experienced eye heaviness with strain to see well (V = 0.6872, p = 0.002) and dryness in the eyes (V = 0.5912, p = 0.0179). The population working from home who are bothered by surrounding lights also report dryness in the eyes (V = 0.3846, p = 0.0005). Screen use hours are higher in work from home situations (43% work more than 9 hrs) than those in hybrid mode of work (4% work more than 9 hrs). A definite increase in CVS in most of the population working remotely or in hybrid environments is established through this study. User-friendly strategies for raising awareness of applied visual ergonomics can prevent rampant onset of CVS in the working population.

Single-machine scheduling with product category-based learning and forgetting effects

In today’s constantly changing work environment, the dynamic nature of employee skills, and the underlying learning and forgetting effects that influence production efficiency become increasingly important. As a consequence, especially during a production ramp-up, processing times benefit from learning effects when workers repeatedly perform similar tasks. To account for these skill development processes and the fact that different types of products are often processed on a single production line, we introduce a new learning and forgetting effect for single-machine scheduling. The effect assumes different product categories and considers intra-category learning effects and inter-category forgetting effects. Near-optimal or optimal solution methods for minimizing either the makespan or the total completion time are presented. For computationally intractable cases, we show promising performance and processing time-saving results utilizing 337,500 example instances to benchmark the proposed near-optimal heuristics. Further, we provide guidance to help practitioners identify production settings that benefit most from using the categorized effect.

Modeling and analyzing multiteam coordination task safety risks in socio-technical systems based on FRAM and multiplex network: Application in the construction industry

The dynamically changing working environment and complex task requirements in modern industries emphasize the necessity of multiteam with different functions to work collaboratively. The multiteam coordination performance dominates the task process and the achievement of the superordinate goal, which will inevitably influence task safety. Although previous research has broadly identified the importance of inter-team cooperation to task performance, the analysis of the relationship between multiteam coordination structure, process, and system safety has not been fully addressed. Moreover, there is still a lack of an effective method to quantitatively analyze the functional interdependencies, interaction processes, and potential safety risks among teams in multiteam coordination tasks. Based on the construction industry background, this study combines FRAM and multiplex network to describe the multiteam coordination structure and task process variability. The relationship between multiteam coordination performance and construction safety risk is qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed. Case studies are adopted to verify the feasibility of the proposed method. The findings demonstrate the method's advantages in revealing the details of the influence of multiteam coordination performance on complex task safety, which is beneficial for developing targeted countermeasures to control safety risks from the perspective of the multiteam system.

Ross Milton

Ross Milton

Does human resource system strength help employees act proactively? The roles of crisis strength and work engagement

AbstractMany empirical studies have elucidated the antecedents and psychological mechanisms of employees' proactive behaviors. However, there is limited knowledge about how a human resource (HR) system helps employees proactively adjust to their changing work environment. Drawing on social exchange theory and event system theory, we developed a theoretical model to examine whether, how, and when perceptions of the HR system strength impact employee proactive behavior during crises. Results from a three‐wave time‐lagged survey of 305 employees in 65 teams in eight Chinese companies indicate that HR system strength creates a strong situation by alleviating employees' uncertainty about how to behave during crises, which stimulates employees' work engagement and subsequent proactive behaviors. Moreover, employees' perceptions of HR system strength are more likely to influence work engagement when employees perceive the COVID‐19 crisis as more severe. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the findings and outline important future research directions.

Aging workforce with reduced work capacity: From organizational challenges to successful accommodations sustaining productivity and well-being

Israel is experiencing accelerated workforce aging and increasing retirement age that began in the last two decades. Aging workers suffer from increased illness and impairment rates, challenging employing organizations with reduced work capacity. Occupational health practitioners often assist employers in accommodating these challenges. However, insufficient evidence on prognostic factors, organizational practices, and age management tools hamper successful accommodation. Research on the organizational perceptions of aging workers is also limited.Our study aims to (1) identify the domains in which the aging workforce challenges Israeli organizations according to a multi-level theoretical model we developed, and (2) assess the practices employed by organizations to address the declines in work capacity from employers' and workers’ perspectives.Our qualitative study employed semi-structured interviews of 26 employers and workers' representatives from eight Israeli organizations sampled by maximum variation according to organizational characteristics. Thematic framework analysis of organizational perceptions on challenges, facilitators, and practices in use, via aging workers’ cases was utilized.We identified organizational challenges on five levels: individual worker, work environment, interpersonal team relationships, organization, and community relationships, stemming from the aging workers' reduced capacity to meet job demands and conditions. Time adjustments, work environment changes, and job task changes were common accommodations practices used by the organizations. Successful accommodations from the employers' perspective preserved workers' and teams' productivity, and from the workers’ perspective, those that lowered demand and improved job control without damaging earnings or job status.Taken together, organizations from all economic sectors should prepare for the increasing need to accommodate work conditions for aging workers with limitations to preserve their health and safety. Balancing employers' and workers' perspectives when accommodating workers with reduced work capacity is imperative to promote healthy aging at the workplace. Government intervention is advised to encourage continued job participation to reduce employment termination.

SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN OBSTACLES TO REMOTE WORK UNDER CONVENTION NO. 177 OF 1996 AND COMPARATIVE LABOR LAWS

Remote work has brought about a radical change in the traditional work environment because of its advantages that are not limited to the worker only, but extend to include the employer and society as a whole, in order to eliminate barriers and geographical distances between the worker and the employer, as well as to change the concept of the worker in his home from the traditional worker, which is what The independence of work from spatial ties, so the business moved from its spatial field to its human field, which directly affected the labor market and the performance of labor organizations. However, remote work has collided with a number of social and humanitarian obstacles, including the social problem of occupational safety and health, especially since the implementation of the remote work contract takes place under conditions that may not be prepared for him or suitable for work, for the worker implements the remote work contract in his home, which may expose him to occupational diseases or work accidents and to injury as a result of stress or road accidents, and this constitutes an obstacle to the privacy of remote work, especially since the protection of remote workers is no longer limited to protecting their bodies in the face of industrial machines and machines as in the nineteenth century, with Technological advances in the media and communications have emerged as new work risks to workers, whether in their use of this technology through computers and what may cause them as a result of prolonged use and what exposes them to other new injuries while doing work or because of it. Women working remotely, compared to traditional work and its reflection on issues of discrimination and equality, on the one hand, on the other hand, telework was considered a cover for the work of children and those under the legal working age This led to a noticeable increase in child labor, and remote work constituted an excellent way of living for people with special needs, despite the intention of some employers to prejudice their wages and to discriminate between them and the traditional worker in several respects. In our research, we adopted the descriptive analytical approach as a platform for launching, with a statement of the position of the Iraqi legislator in the effective Iraqi Labor Law No. 37 of 2015 and the Iraqi Social Security Law No. 39 of 1971. We divided the research into two sections, dealing with the first topic: the social obstacles to remote work, and the second topic, the humanitarian obstacles to remote work were reviewed.