Changes in production concepts emphasize problems in work-related well-being

Recurrent changes in work life, although necessary for competitive and financial reasons, seem to increase time pressure, stress, health complaints and safety problems of workers. The dynamics of recent workplace transformations are not sufficiently understood from the perspective of everyday work,...

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Published inSafety science Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 603 - 619
Main Authors Launis, Kirsti, Pihlaja, Juha
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier India Pvt Ltd 01.06.2007
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Summary:Recurrent changes in work life, although necessary for competitive and financial reasons, seem to increase time pressure, stress, health complaints and safety problems of workers. The dynamics of recent workplace transformations are not sufficiently understood from the perspective of everyday work, particularly by health and safety experts. In this paper, the Activity Theoretical Approach is used to reconceptualize work-related well-being in situations of rapid change. The key concepts in this paper are production and service concepts and their asynchronies. Many asynchronies were observed in the analysis of the two cases of different types of organizations. These asynchronies are a major challenge for experts on well-being, especially since continuous change has now become an inseparable part of work life.
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ISSN:0925-7535
1879-1042
DOI:10.1016/j.ssci.2007.01.006