Abstract Es wird gezeigt, dass die Befragung zum DGB-Index „Gute Arbeit“ Ergebnisse liefert, die mit denen der BIBB/BAuA-Erwerbstätigenbefragung grundsätzlich vergleichbar sind. Trotz ähnlicher Konzeption und teils sehr ähnlicher Fragestellungen weisen die Analysen allerdings darauf hin,...

Zusammenfassung Dieser Beitrag liefert einen Uberblick über die Bedeutung asymmetrischer makroökonomischer Strukturen in den EWU Mitgliedsländern für die einheitliche Geldpolitik. Zunächst wird im Rahmen eines Modells illustriert, welche grundsätzliche Bedeutung asymmetrischen...

Since 1970 ergonomics has gone a long way towards tackling the problem of optimising the interaction between people and technology in the working environment. When planning offices or workstations, designers are far more concerned about the office environment and comfort of the office workers....

Flexibility in the design of offices can be designed in from the beginning and conditions can be provided which do not produce discomfort and hazardous working conditions. Trade unions are increasingly becoming concerned with the rapid introduction of information technology. A recent research...

Purpose – Recent concern about governmental hospital performance has intensified interest in the working conditions of doctors. In North Cyprus, there are several problems related with the functioning and performance of hospitals, such as lack of patient satisfaction, long waiting times for...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to address the impact of three issues: degree of skills, favorable working environment and R&D on manufacturing productivity of labor‐intensive industries. Design/methodology/approach – Convenience sampling method has been used to conduct this study....

This study first reports findings about what factors affect the job satisfaction of one group of public sector employees and second, uses social identity theory to explain the results. The results indicated that working with fellow employees enhances job satisfaction. In contrast, dealing with...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the consequences of citizens' increased use of public e‐services for agency employees' work situation. Design/methodology/approach – In order to accomplish the purpose of the paper the authors focus on the way in which the increased use of...