In a workplace marked by increasing change and competing commitments, business leaders require an increased understanding of alternative work programs. Utilizing spillover theory, motivator-hygiene theory, and adaptive structuration theory, this single case study was an exploration of the strategies that business leaders use for flexible work schedules and virtual work programs. The population consisted of 3 managerial business executives and 6 employees within a midwestern United States division of a global blood management solutions firm. The data collection process included a series of semistructured interviews, a focus group, and the assessment of company documentation. Methodological triangulation identified 5 emerging themes: program assessment and monitoring, standard set of virtual working hours, remote office setup, increased virtual communication, and promotion of quality of life. The transferability of this single case study remains with the reader and future researchers to determine. Future researchers may discover that the findings contribute to social change by better preparing organizations for success while simultaneously positioning individuals to attain optimum balance across life and work responsibilities.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 2002. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 163 p. : ill. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-127).

The purpose of the study was: 1) To describe the similarities and differences in aims of detached work approaches between Vancouver and other major North American centres. 2) To analyze the attempted fulfillment of the goals of the detached work program of the Boys Clubs of Vancouver. 3) To suggest the formulation of data gathering tools that would provide the Boys Clubs of Vancouver with more accurate and researchable information for future inquiries. Questionnaires were formulated for: 1) The organization administrators in the areas where detached work was initiated 2) The youths with whom the detached worker made contact. 3) Data was provided by the Boys Club describing the pre- and post-orientation program which they offered to their line detached workers. A third set of data regarding line worker perceptions of their training and role was obtained by us in February 1967 using the same tool as the. Boys Club for their documentation. We used the above data tools to attempt to determine the following: 1) The influence of the detached worker on delinquency rates, family situations educational factors, peer group and.authority relationships and leisure time activities. 2) The amount of neighbourhood organization involvement in the detached work program. 3) The workers perception of their role and any discrepancies from the prescribed role formulated by the sponsoring agency. Provisional findings are as follows: 1) More youths increased their delinquent activities than decreased their delin- quent activities while associating with the detached worker. 2) No work was done with the families of the involved teens. 3) Patterns of leisure-time activities were significantly influenced by the detached worker's presence. 4) The number of referrals that agencies stated they wanted from the detached work program was significantly higher (50% yes 25% no) than actually handled (6% yes 75% no). There was a similar trend in the number of referrals wanted and handled by the detached work program (36% wanted referrals 19% actual referrals). 5) 50% of the organizations contacted stated they could take a more active role in the detached work program largely in the area of use of facilities. 6) Observations and conclusions in the area of the workers' perception of his role (#3 page 2) were totally subjective and largely without statistical reliability. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

El objetivo de la presente investigación es poder determinar los efectos de un programa de intervención a través de la música como una herramienta para reducir el estrés dentro de una organización. La muestra estuvo conformada por 14 trabajadores de ambos sexos (21.43% hombres y 78.57% mujeres), con rangos de edad entre 21 a 29 años (M = 24.21, DE = 2.61 y CV = 10.76), las características más relevantes de la muestra fueron el grado de estudios, puesto de trabajo, lugar de procedencia y estado civil. El instrumento de medición fue la escala original del Cuestionario de Estrés Laboral que fue publicado por la OIT-OMS y el programa de intervención TMCYD creado por las autoras. En los resultados obtenidos, se encontró que el tamaño del efecto fue mayor en la dimensión de Superiores y Recursos (d=.83), en comparación a la dimensión Organización y Trabajo en Equipo (d=.47). Se concluye que la música tiene efectos sobre el estrés favoreciendo su reducción. / The objective of the present investigation is to be able to determine the effects of an intervention program through music as a tool to reduce stress within an organization. The sample was made up of 14 workers of both sexes (21.43% men and 78.57% women), with age ranges between 21 to 29 years (M = 24.21, SD = 2.61 and CV = 10.76), the most relevant characteristics of the sample were the degree of studies, job, place of origin and marital status. The measuring instrument was the original scale of the Occupational Stress Questionnaire that was published by the ILO-WHO and the TMCYD intervention program created by the authors. In the results obtained, it was found that the effect size was greater in the Superiors and Resources dimension (d = .83), compared to the Organization and Teamwork dimension (d = .47). It is concluded that music has effects on stress favoring its reduction. / Tesis

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T16:45:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dione Fagundes Nunes Gomes.pdf: 1597024 bytes, checksum: 8ddeece77bc6717a6f9dd034af86ccbd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-11-03 / The modernization of a productive system in the realm of corporations has increasingly demanded more flexibility in the process of qualification and performance of the professionals and executives who work in such area. This is inevitable but also positive, when one considers the urgency imposed upon us by society (through the laws of supply, demand and service), and competition (survival of the fittest, i.e., those who constantly renew their competitive edges). Professionals, who work in this area, end up spending more time in their work than any other areas of their lives. Many corporations, in an effort to counteract the negative impact of this unbalance, have developed programs to improve the Quality of Life at Work (QLW). However it is still clear there is a deficiency in both its disbursement amongst employees as well as in the implementation of its actions (concentrating on the geographic location that affects the closest population). This thesis concentrates its focus on the worker s perspective as it relates to the real impact of these programs in the promotion of QLW. This research was accomplished studying several branches of the same banking institution that were outside of the main operation area of the QLW program in the organization (the capital of São Paulo). The findings obtained by this sample group reinforce the fact already known regarding the low performance of the program in this venue due to the problems previously mentioned. Distance and misinformation compromised the credibility of the program, leaving the employees themselves to bear the majority of the responsibility for promoting QLW. There were no significant changes observed by employees / A modernização acelerada do sistema produtivo no âmbito das organizações exige cada vez mais agilidade na qualificação e desempenho dos profissionais e executivos que nelas atuam. Isto é inevitável, mas também positivo, ao considerar-se a urgência imposta pela sociedade (consumo de bens e serviços) e a concorrência (sobrevivência de quem renova constantemente suas vantagens competitivas). Os profissionais que atuam nesse contexto acabam por dedicar mais tempo ao trabalho do que a qualquer outra área de suas vidas. Grandes empresas, para minimizar os impactos negativos desse descompasso, desenvolveram programas de Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho (QVT), dos quais ainda percebem-se deficiências tanto na divulgação junto aos trabalhadores quanto na abrangência das ações implantadas (concentração geográfica que privilegia as populações mais próximas). O foco desse trabalho reside na percepção do trabalhador quanto à eficácia desses programas na promoção de QVT. A pesquisa foi realizada com agências bancárias (da mesma instituição financeira) que se encontram fora da área de atuação principal do programa de QVT da empresa (São Paulo, capital). Os dados obtidos junto aos funcionários da amostra selecionada reforçaram a constatação da baixa eficácia do programa para esse público, principalmente devido às deficiências já citadas. Distância e desinformação comprometeram a credibilidade no programa, permanecendo sobre os funcionários a maior responsabilidade de promover QVT. As mudanças observadas pelos funcionários foram insipientes ou nulas

The thesis has a form of a theoretical study with significant relation to practice in professional volunteer supervision in Kladno Volunteer Center. The thesis is divided in 7 parts. Part One is focused on the definition of basic terms such as volunteer, voluntary work. This part deals with the issue of awarding of volunteers. Part Two is devoted to the basic terminology of leisure time pedagogy, including the definition of free time, the phenomenon, which is very important for both voluntary work and leisure time pedagogy. Part Three is centered at history of leisure time pedagogy and voluntary work. Key intersections of the two studied phenomena and their evolution are described. Part Four describes voluntary activities as a social phenomenon. Subparts are focused on the attitude of society towards voluntary work, the myths associated with it, as well as the volunteer work motivation. In part Five, I was trying to grasp volunteering as a tool of leisure time pedagogy. The subparts combine my findings acquired from books and my own practical experience. Part Six is an analysis of a specific case of ?Pět P? programme practice. Part Seven - the final one - includes a small scale empirical research.

Orientador: Aparecida Neri de Souza / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T10:06:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_LourivalRodriguesda_M.pdf: 550906 bytes, checksum: 4af3a72b5e4173951cc1b00809bd5a89 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: A dissertação tem como objetivo analisar uma política pública municipal de inserção de jovens, entre 15 e 24 anos, no mercado de trabalho, da cidade de São Paulo, na gestão Marta Suplicy (2001/2004). A pesquisa ao considerar o Estado como o agente fundamental para a promoção de políticas de emprego analisa o programa Bolsa Trabalho que, dentre outros, busca superar a exclusão social. O objetivo da análise é identificar os reflexos de tais políticas no emprego e desemprego de jovem. A dissertação foi desenvolvida com base em dados secundários estatísticos e entrevistas semi-estruturadas. A hipótese que orientou a pesquisa é de que adiar a entrada do jovem no mercado de trabalho e melhorar sua condição de inserção na sociedade é passo importante para o desempenho das políticas de emprego, ao lado de uma política econômica que mantenha níveis de crescimento adequado e sustentado. Nesse sentido este estudo vem somar esforços, sobretudo, na compreensão do caminho trilhado pelas políticas públicas de inserção no mercado de trabalho / Abstract: The dissertation aims to analyze a municipal public policy of integration of young people between 15 and 24 years in the job market, the city of Sao Paulo, Marta Suplicy in the management (2001/2004). The search to consider the state as the key agent for the promotion of employment policies analyzes the Labor Scholarship program which, among others, seeks to overcome social exclusion. The purpose of the analysis is to identify the consequences of such policies on employment and unemployment of youth. The dissertation was developed on the basis of statistical data side and semi-structured. The hypothesis that guided the search is to delay the entry of young people in the labour market and improve its condition for integration in society is an important step for the performance of employment policies, along with an economic policy to maintain appropriate levels of growth and sustained. In that sense this study has added efforts, especially in understanding the path pursued by public policy of integration into the labour market / Mestrado / Educação, Sociedade, Politica e Cultura / Mestre em Educação

The purpose of this project was to develop and document curricular content for Computer Numerical Control education program for Mt. San Jacinto Community College. The design of the curriculum focuses on showing students how skills learned in academic classes can be applied to the workplace.

For 25 years, I have worked in a high school education system, where for the final 2 years of schooling, teachers at each school write their own programs of work and write their own assessment items. They then mark and report on this assessment. There are no final public statewide exams, and as an outcome students right throughout the State are ranked for University entry. What follows is an exploration into the procedures that are put in place to ensure that each and every student is treated fairly and equitably. I will discuss the various levels of moderation that take place between schools, the processes that aid in keeping a level playing field for all concerned.