Flexible work practices and occupational safety and health: exploring the relationship between cumulative trauma disorders and workplace transformation
"This paper matches establishment-level data on workplace transformation (e.g., quality circles, work teams, and just-in-time production) with measures of cumulative trauma disorders at these same establishments to explore the relationship between “flexible” workplace practices and workplace he...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Language: | English |
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Amherst
2002
University of Massachusetts |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19293566124910117489-Flexible-work-practices-and-oc.htm |
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| author | Brenner, Mark D. Fairris, David Ruser, John William |
| author_facet | Brenner, Mark D. Fairris, David Ruser, John William |
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| description | "This paper matches establishment-level data on workplace transformation (e.g., quality circles, work teams, and just-in-time production) with measures of cumulative trauma disorders at these same establishments to explore the relationship between “flexible” workplace practices and workplace health and safety. The results reveal a positive, statistically significant, and quantitatively sizeable relationship between cumulative trauma disorders and the use of quality circles and just-in-time production." |
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| geographic | USA |
| id | 19293566124910117489_1d24ca55301d4f9c84cc439e6d67f63e |
| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| is_hierarchy_title | Flexible work practices and occupational safety and health: exploring the relationship between cumulative trauma disorders and workplace transformation |
| language | English |
| physical | 35 p. Digital |
| publishDate | 2002 |
| publisher | Amherst University of Massachusetts |
| spellingShingle | Brenner, Mark D. Fairris, David Ruser, John William labour flexibility mental disorders occupational safety occupational health physical risks work Flexible work practices and occupational safety and health: exploring the relationship between cumulative trauma disorders and workplace transformation |
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| title | Flexible work practices and occupational safety and health: exploring the relationship between cumulative trauma disorders and workplace transformation |
| topic | labour flexibility mental disorders occupational safety occupational health physical risks work |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19293566124910117489-Flexible-work-practices-and-oc.htm |