scholarly journals Job Decision Latitude

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Latitude

Control in Flexible Working Arrangements

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Gerdenitsch ◽  
Bettina Kubicek ◽  
Christian Korunka
Keyword(s):  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Similar Extent ◽  
Decision Latitude ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Temporal And Spatial

Supported by media technologies, today’s employees can increasingly decide when and where to work. The present study examines positive and negative aspects of this temporal and spatial flexibility, and the perceptions of control in these situations based on propositions of self-determination theory. Using an exploratory approach we conducted semi-structured interviews with 45 working digital natives. Participants described positive and negative situations separately for temporal and spatial flexibility, and rated the extent to which they felt autonomous and externally controlled. Situations appraised positively were best described by decision latitude, while negatively evaluated ones were best described by work–nonwork conflict. Positive situations were perceived as autonomous rather than externally controlled; negative situations were rated as autonomously and externally controlled to a similar extent.

scholarly journals The Psychosocial Work Environment and Perceived Stress among Seniors with Physically Demanding Jobs: The SeniorWorkingLife Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7437
Author(s):  
Jonas Vinstrup ◽  
Annette Meng ◽  
Emil Sundstrup ◽  
Lars L. Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Decision Latitude ◽  
Collegial Support ◽  
Increased Risk

Background: Poor psychosocial work conditions are known to foster negative health consequences. While the existing literature on this topic focus mainly on white-collar workers, the influence of different aspects of the psychosocial work environment in physically demanding jobs remain understudied. Likewise, senior workers represent a population of the workforce at increased risk of adverse health outcomes and premature exit from the labour market. This study investigates the association between psychosocial work factors and perceived stress among the senior work force. Methods: Utilizing cross-sectional findings, this study reports associations between psychosocial factors (organizational justice, cooperation and collegial support, decision latitude, clarity of tasks, and quality of leadership) and the outcome of perceived stress quantified by Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS). Currently employed senior workers with physically demanding jobs were included in the analyses (n = 3386). Associations were modeled using general linear models with weights to make the estimates representative. Results: For all individually adjusted psychosocial variables, the category of “good” was consistently associated with lower stress scores compared to the categories of both “moderate” and “poor” (all p < 0.0001). Likewise, in the mutually adjusted analysis, the category of “good” was statistically different from “poor” for all included variables, while the category of “moderate” remained different from “poor” for “clarity of tasks”, “cooperation and collegial support”, and “decision latitude”. Conclusions: Among senior workers with physically demanding jobs, poor ratings of organizational factors related to the psychosocial work environment are consistently associated with high stress scores. Blue-collar occupations focusing primarily on physical risk factors are recommended to increase awareness on psychosocial aspects that may be relevant to the local work environment.

Work-Family Conflict and Organisationally Valued Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Decision Latitude in Five National Contexts

2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tejinder K. Billing ◽  
Rabi S. Bhagat ◽  
Emin Babakus ◽  
Balaji Krishnan ◽  
David L. Ford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Decision Latitude ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Organizational levers supporting police officers’ psychological health in the workplace after exposure to a potentially psychologically traumatic event

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 301-319
Author(s):  
Andrée-Ann Deschênes
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Decision Latitude ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
Police Organizations ◽  
Psychological Health At Work

One in two police officers report having experienced a potentially psychologically traumatic event (PPTE) in the course of their career that has had an impact on their professional or personal life. In addition, daily exposure to PPTEs results in major adverse effects that affect all aspects of health: psychological, emotional, and physical. However, it is not necessarily PPTEs as such that cause psychological distress at work; rather, the determining factor seems to be the organization’s response to police officers’ exposure to PPTEs. The purpose of this study is therefore to identify the organizational factors that explain psychological health at work for police officers who have experienced a PPTE in the line of duty. The results show that the quality of relationships with the superior and colleagues, the availability of support such as advice, job demand, and job decision latitude are factors that partially explain the psychological distress that police officers experience at work after a PPTE [R2 = .38, p<.05; F(1,451) = 55.99, p<.001]. Conversely, quality relationships with co-workers, job demand, and job decision latitude partially account for the workplace psychological well-being experienced by officers after a PPTE [R2=.42, p<.05; F(1,457) = 109.55, p<.001]. This study highlights the importance for police organizations to promote good relationships between police officers and, above all, to encourage managers to invest in their relational skills and counseling-type social support. The study limitations and new avenues for research are also discussed.

Job Decision Latitude Measure

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhong Chen ◽  
Steve McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Decision Latitude

A Medical Interpreter Training Program and Signed Language Interpreters' Decision Latitude

2020 ◽  
pp. 421-455
Author(s):  
Jasmine Marin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Decision Latitude ◽  
Signed Language ◽  
Medical Interpreter ◽  
Interpreter Training ◽  
Role Responsibilities ◽  
The U.S

The certificate in healthcare interpreting (CHI) is a medical signed language interpreter training program in the U.S. This qualitative study consisted of focus groups to examine the effect of CHI on graduates' views of their role, responsibilities, and decision latitude. Analysis suggests that CHI may be shifting practitioners from a restrictive conduit model (taking no action when faced with a decision) to a values-based approach. Also outlined are features of the program that contribute to this shift.

Psychological and physical job demands, decision latitude, and work-related social support among Iranian waste collectors

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 377-387
Author(s):  
Mansour Ziaei ◽  
Alireza Choobineh ◽  
Mohammad Abdoli-Eramaki ◽  
Haleh Ghaem ◽  
Omid Jaberi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Decision Latitude ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Physical Job Demands
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