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Self‐directed Work Teams: A Key to World‐class Operations?

Sprague, David A. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 92 (1992) 7, pp. 22-26

Presents some of the critical questions relating to self‐directed work teams (SDWT) – small groups of employees who are responsible for producing an entire product or product segment and for managing themselves and the work that they do. While some companies have used SDWTs for many years,...

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User Participation in Expert Systems

Rees, Patricia L. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 93 (1993) 6, pp. 3-7

in the literature, the incidence of successful user participation continues to be low. Draws on research carried out for … users. Company culture has a bearing on why participation is difficult. Penalties of not involving the users include on … systems and that users can make useful suggestions to the designers. Concludes that the concept of participation needs a …

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Enhancing Performance through Employee Discretion and Feedback

Ardalan, Alireza; Quarstein, Vernon A.; McAfee, R. Bruce - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 94 (1994) 10, pp. 15-19

Many organizations are analysing the feasibility of using Japanese production methods and concepts. Examines how allowing individuals discretion in selecting among various production scheduling techniques, combined with real‐time feedback, affects their job‐scheduling performance. The...

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Uses of art in the urban space

Chmielewski, Adam J. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 9, pp. 841-851

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that for many urban dwellers in developed societies proximity of the arts in the urban space is not tantamount to their availability. Design/methodology/approach – The method applied is based upon the conception of capabilities and the concept...

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The impact of immigration on the greek labor market

Chletsos, Michael; Roupakias, Stelios - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

the unemployment rates of natives. We use information on 13 local labor markets for the 1988-2008 period. The data are … participation rises due to immigration …

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MAINSTREAMING GENDER IN PURSUIT OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN WATER RESOURCE GOVERNANCE IN BUHERA, ZIMBABWE

EPHRAIM, CHIFAMBA - In: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences 22 (2013) 3, pp. 3-16

support and capacity development are required to enhance the participation in decision making processes for the success of …

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SOME GEOGRAPHICAL FACTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF EXAMPLE ANDRIJEVICA (MONTENEGRO)

GORAN, RAJOVIĆ; JELISAVKA, BULATOVIĆ - In: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences 5 (2012) 3, pp. 3-16

This paper analyzes the economic and geographical factors of rural settlements of Andrijevica. Isolated traffic and geographical position adversely affect the economic and social development of rural settlements. Natural features indicate that rural areas of Andrijevica economy do not comply...

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Job-satisfaction in the Broader Framework of the Capability Approach

Lessmann, Ortrud; Bonvin, Jean-Michel - In: management revue. Socio-economic Studies 22 (2011) 1, pp. 84-99

Being one of the leading paradigms for analyzing human well-being, the Capability Approach (CA) may serve as a frame of reference for job-satisfaction. The CA mainly argues for (1) complementing information on job-satisfaction by the more objective conception of “valuable work” to avoid...

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The Role of Volunteers and Political Participation in the 2012 Jakarta Gubernatorial Election

Suaedy, Ahmad - In: Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 33 (2014) 1, pp. 111-138

The changes that occurred in the Jakarta 2012 election may be seen as a change in Indonesia’s social movements and election tradition. They marked a social movement with special characteristics; specifically, a ‘partisan’ movement, led by the successful Jokowi–Ahok ticket. The partisan...

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Changing Patterns of Task Discretion in Britain

Gallie, Duncan; Felstead, Alan; Green, Francis - In: Work, Employment & Society 18 (2004) 2, pp. 243-266

. This contrasts with an increase in other forms of employee involvement such as direct participation and consultative …

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