scholarly journals Multi-local living employees in Stuttgart and Milan. An analysis of their employer support for the spatial-temporal organisation of their living arrangements

2021 ◽  
pp. 470-483
Author(s):  
Lisa Garde
Keyword(s):  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
First Results ◽  
Employer Support ◽  
Temporal Organisation

With work-related living in several places – also known asmulti-local living – on the rise due to flexible working andliving environments, employers are increasingly challengedto support multi-local living arrangements in order to recruitand retain qualified employees nationwide. This paperpresents the first results of an analysis conducted in the citiesof Stuttgart in Germany and Milan in Italy. With the help ofsemi-structured problem-oriented interviews with multi-localemployees in knowledge-based sectors, their requirementsand the benefits they currently receive from their employers insupport of their living arrangements are examined. The resultsshow, among other things, that in both cities certain types ofcompanies are more open to these living arrangements. However,few employers were found to have official policies fordealing with multi-locality. Furthermore, it is shown that differenttypes of multi-local employees require different support.The paper also discusses interactions between workrelatedmulti-locality and spatial development.

scholarly journals Seeing the Finish Line? Retirement Perceptions and Wellbeing among Social Workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 4722
Author(s):  
John Moriarty ◽  
Patricia Gillen ◽  
John Mallett ◽  
Jill Manthorpe ◽  
Heike Schröder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Finish Line ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Working Lives ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
And Control

Planning for future health and social services (HSS) workforces must be informed by an understanding of how workers view their work within the context of their life and the challenges they will face across the course of life. There is a range of policies and provisions that states and organisations can adopt to create sustainable careers, support wellbeing at work, and extend working lives where appropriate, but the potential impact of these policies on the make-up of the workforce remains under investigation. This paper makes the case that service planners need to appreciate complex interplay between wellbeing and career decisions when planning the future workforce. It makes use of a recent survey of United Kingdom (UK) social workers (n = 1434) to illustrate this interplay in two ways. First, we present the analysis of how social workers’ perception of retirement and extended working lives are associated with dimensions of Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQL). We find that social workers who agreed that a flexible working policy would encourage them to delay their retirement scored lower on the Home-Work Interface and Control at Work dimensions of WRQL, while social workers who indicated a perception that their employer would not wish them to work beyond a certain age had lower Job and Career Satisfaction scores. Second, we propose a new typology of retirement outlooks using latent class analysis of these attitudinal measures. An 8-class solution is proposed, and we demonstrate the predictive utility of this scheme. Results are discussed in terms of the challenges for ageing Western populations and the usefulness of analysis such as this in estimating the potential uptake and impact of age-friendly policies and provisions.

scholarly journals Learning to Be Employable or Being Employable to Learn: The Reciprocal Relation Between Perceived Employability and Work-Related Learning

2019 ◽  
pp. 089484531986743
Author(s):  
Ellen Houben ◽  
Nele De Cuyper ◽  
Eva Kyndt ◽  
Anneleen Forrier
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Reciprocal Relation ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Perceived Employability ◽  
The Relationship

Learning to become employable is a catch phrase often used to highlight the importance of upskilling in today’s knowledge-based labor market. Yet, evidence on the relationship between work-related learning and employability is limited and does not account for potential reciprocity. This is important though: if employability also promotes work-related learning, labor market segmentation could be enhanced. Accordingly, this study investigates the reciprocal relationship between (formal and informal) work-related learning and perceived (internal and external) employability. Hypotheses are based on the attribution-based theory of intrapersonal motivation, which has not yet figured in employability research. Structural equation modeling was performed on three-wave survey data of Belgian employees. The pattern of results showed a reciprocal, albeit weak, relationship between formal work-related learning and perceived internal employability. No other significant relationships were established. Hence, the relationship between work-related learning and perceived employability might not be as straightforward as generally assumed.

KADS2: A Next Generation Knowledge Aided Design System

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. McVea ◽  
Kamyar Haghighi
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
System Development ◽  
Design System ◽  
Component Level ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
Use Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Based Design

Abstract Research has been conducted in the areas of design methodology, automation and use of knowledge based systems as a tool to improve the design efficiency, accuracy and consistency for mechanical power transmissions. The research capitalized on previous work related to component level design synthesis and analysis. The next logical step in the research progression was to look into system development and integration of design synthesis and analysis tools. Deliverables from this research include new knowledge acquisition techniques, a more complete model of design information flow and development and a knowledge based design assistant system, capable of integrating multiple discrete and disparate design tools.

scholarly journals Productivity Boost – Five-Wave Longitudinal Study on Social Media Invasion Before and During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reetta Oksa ◽  
Henri Pirkkalainen ◽  
Markus Salo ◽  
Nina Savela ◽  
Atte Oksanen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Negative Factor ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Abstract The balance between work and private life has become vague due to the use of social media and flexible working conditions. The study drew from technostress and wellbeing literature and examined the behavioral and psychological outcomes of professional social media invasion, the perception that work-related social media usage interferes with one’s private life. Nationally representative five-wave survey data of Finnish employees (n = 840) were analyzed with hybrid liner regression analysis. Results showed an increase of social media-enabled productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020 – Spring 2021. Professional social media invasion was associated with both within-person and between person effects on social media-enabled productivity. Additionally, work engagement was associated with within-person and between person effects. Higher educated and individuals with open personality reported higher social media-enabled productivity. We challenge the dominant view that professional social media invasion is solely a negative factor. Instead, perceived social media-enabled productivity should be recognized in organizations.

scholarly journals A Methodological Concept for Territorial Impact Assessment Applied to Three EU Environmental Policy Elements

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Greiving ◽  
Mark Fleischhauer ◽  
Timo Tarvainen ◽  
Philipp Schmidt-Thomé ◽  
Jaana Jarva
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Observation Network ◽  
Basic Work ◽  
First Results ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Development Perspective

AbstractEU policies require either impact assessment or evaluation, depending on the character of the policy elements. A relatively new requirement is the need to assess the territorial impacts of a policy as proposed in the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) and promoted by the European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) 2006 programme. Territorial impact assessment (TIA) is defined as “a tool for assessing the impact of spatial development against spatial policy objectives or prospects for an area” (European Communities 2000). This paper summarises and further develops basic work on TIA and presents a methodological concept and the first results of such a TIA approach, applying it to EU environmental policy (civil protection, water, biodiversity).

scholarly journals Supporting fault diagnosis through a multi-agent architecture

2002 ◽  
Vol 216 (4) ◽  
pp. 627-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Marzi ◽  
P John
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tools ◽  
Numerical Control ◽  
Cnc Machine Tools ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
Agent Architecture ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Machine Operators ◽  
First Results ◽  
Multi Agent

In the industrial environment a short down-time of computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools is increasingly important. One approach to counter the loss of production is to make the machines more reliable, thereby reducing their times of non-use. Another is to enable machine operators to locate and to remove machine faults and their causes themselves, in order to reduce delay until maintenance staff is sent from a location far away. Operators may be supported in the fault-finding process by a knowledge-based decision-support system. The questions as to how to avoid the negative consequences of using such systems and how to even increase competence on the job is addressed by ComPASS, a system based on a multi-agent architecture. A running, functioning prototype was developed and evaluated. Based on this experience the system is currently being extended and improved, first results of which are presented here.

Nurse Religiosity and Spiritual Care: An Online Survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 636-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Johnston Taylor ◽  
Carla Gober-Park ◽  
Kathy Schoonover-Shoffner ◽  
Iris Mamier ◽  
Chintan K. Somaiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Home Page ◽  
Personal Beliefs ◽  
White Ethnicity ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
Employer Support

This study measured the frequency of nurse-provided spiritual care and how it is associated with various facets of nurse religiosity. Data were collected using an online survey accessed from the home page of the Journal of Christian Nursing. The survey included the Nurse Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale, six scales quantifying facets of religiosity, and demographic and work-related items. Respondents ( N = 358) indicated high religiosity yet reported neutral responses to items about sharing personal beliefs and tentativeness of belief. Findings suggested spiritual care was infrequent. Multivariate analysis showed prayer frequency, employer support of spiritual care, and non-White ethnicity were significantly associated with spiritual care frequency (adjusted R2 = .10). Results not only provide an indication of spiritual care frequency but empirical encouragement for nurse managers to provide a supportive environment for spiritual care. Findings expose the reality that nurse religiosity is directly related, albeit weakly, to spiritual care frequency.

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