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- Lilja, Josefine, et al.
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Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire-Reliability and Factor Structure : A Swedish Version
- 2011
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Ingår i: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. - Abingdon : Routledge. - 1650-6073 .- 1651-2316. ; 40:4, s. 291-303
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Two studies were conducted to assess the Swedish version of the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), which was originally created by Baer et al. (2006). The aim of Study 1 was to examine the psychometric properties of the FFMQ using data from 495 individuals. Quantitative and qualitative analyses resulted in a reduction of the scale by 10 items. Psychometric properties, including internal consistency of the revised instrument, were examined. The Swedish FFMQ provides results comparable to those obtained by Baer. Cronbach’s alphas were high for all the facets. The Swedish FFMQ appears to be a potentially useful tool in measuring mindfulness among Swedish participants. The aim of Study 2 was to test the suggested hierarchical five-factor solution and construct validity, using a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Similar to findings for the English version of the FFMQ, the CFA showed that the Observing facet was not a significant part of an overall self-reported mindfulness structure in a Swedish population with little meditation experience. © 2011 Copyright Swedish Association for Behaviour Therapy.
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- Kadefors, Roland, 1939, et al.
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Employers’ Attitudes Toward Older Workers and Obstacles and Opportunities for the Older Unemployed to Reenter Working Life
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Ingår i: Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies. - 2245-0157. ; 2:3, s. 29-47
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study aimed at identifying the attitude-related barriers that older unemployed, jobseeking workers (50+) face when they endeavor to reenter the labor market and to investigate employers’ attitudes and perceptions of older workers. Two studies were conducted. In study 1, interviews were undertaken with 26 unemployed persons and 24 representatives of other stakeholders, including social partners and officials representing the Social Insurance Agency (FK) and the Public Employment Service (AF). In study 2, the attitudes among private sector employers were studied by carrying out a questionnaire survey (N = 147). The interview results showed that many unemployed job seekers had experienced negative age-related attitudes among employers. This observation was supported by other stakeholders. Perceived attitudes to older workers and lack of updated competence were considered crucial. The questionnaire study showed a mixed picture concerning employer attitudes. There was a statistical difference between older (>50 years) and younger employers; older employers believed that older women wanted competence development to a greater extent. There was also a significant difference between female and male employers’ opinions; female employers, in particular the older ones, assessed that older women wished competence development to a greater extent. These differences were not found with respect to views on older men. About half (52%) of the employers had the opinion that there was no difference between older and younger employees with respect to the ability to cope with changes or learning new things. However, younger female employers (but not older female employers) considered that older employees had greater difficulties with changes or learning new things. It is concluded that negative attitudes to older workers with respect to competence development tend to be most common among younger employers.
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- Johansson Hanse, Jan, 1954, et al.
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Formation of work organisation indices as predictors of job satisfaction among forest machine operators.
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 37th annual congress of the Nordic Ergonomics Society.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of the study was to construct indices for work organisation with relation to job satisfaction. The study was carried out in six European countries based on a questionnaire survey (N=358). Factor analysis of the work organisation variables resulted in a five-factor structure. A multiple regression analysis resulted in a significant model (multiple R=0,50) with job satisfaction as dependent variable.
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- Wallgren, Lars Göran, et al.
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The Motivation of Information Technology Consultants: The Struggle With Social Dimensions and Identity
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Ingår i: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries. ; 21:6, s. 555-570
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Increasingly, customer companies hire external information technology (IT) consultants, often on a special project basis. These consultants are employees of professional service firms, although they receive their assignments fromthe hiring companies, report to them, and are supervised by them. Using semistructured interviewswith 12 IT consultants in Sweden,we examine the factors that influence their work motivation, including the effect of this dual allegiance—to the service firm and to the customer company. The data indicate that the primary motivators are the variety in tasks and the opportunity to influence and/or manage an entire project. Neither monetary incentives nor the consultancy firm norms are strong motivators. A factor that affects work behavior and motivation is the subordinate identity that IT consultants must assume with their powerful clients. The article concludes with practical suggestions for managers who seek to understand what motivates employees who work at a distance, under external control.
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- Jarebrant, Caroline, et al.
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Development of a tool for integrating Value Stream Mapping and ergonomics in healthcare - A Nordic Multicenter study.
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Ingår i: The 7th Nordic Working Life Conference. Book of Abstracts and Programme. - 9789198119558 ; , s. 123-124
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Aim: To present the most recent draft Nordic version of the ErgoVSM tool for healthcare and some contextual factors influencing the intended impact of the tool. Material and Methods: The ErgoVSM tool is tested at 7 wards on 4 different hospitals in Denmark, Iceland and Sweden. The tests include assessment of tool usability and main factors facilitating or inhibiting the intended impact of the tool. On the basis of these trials a final version of the ErgoVSM is developed. The ErgoVSM tool: According to common VSM procedure the Current State is mapped (visualized) followed by a similar procedure regarding a wanted Future State. The Ergo-module includes assessments of physical exposures (posture, forces, variation, porosity) and psychosocial exposures (demands, control, variation, communication, porosity). It focuses task as well as values stream level. The exposures are assessed by ratings scales with verbally defined end points. The analysis includes discussion of solutions and establishment of an Action Plan needed to realize the wanted Future State. Main contextual factors influencing the intended impact of the tool seem to be previous Lean experience, management style, volume of competing projects and type of value stream analysed.
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