This study examined organizational culture preferences and workaholism components. Previous cross‐sectional research has shown that workaholics describe their organizations as more demanding work environments. What is not clear is whether workaholics prefer such workplaces. Data were collected...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve the productivity of a large-sized frozen chicken manufacturer in Thailand. It analyses the production process based on work study principles and identifies the bottleneck operation. It develops three models for the chicken preparation process....

Purpose – How many hours per week should workers in the USA and Germany spend at their paying jobs? The present paper aims to address this question by constructing policymakers' reaction functions capable of modelling the optimal length of working time as a function of the relevant labour...

This paper examines the optimal structure of hierarchies when workers differ in the range of tasks they can perform. A hierarchical system may reduce costs by allowing most tasks to be handled by unskilled workers. This may however increase delay for those tasks which must pass through several...

Based on interviews and plant visits to institutions, organizations and enterprises in the Caribbean, discusses techniques and measures for developing productivity and a quality culture within an enterprise.