A field study of worker productivity improvements

Shikdar, Ashraf A.; Das, Biman

doi:10.1016/0003-6870(95)95748-o

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“…Probably, there was no substantial monetary gain or the incentive amount was not adequate. However, performance improved significantly under the participative standard and feedback condition (Shikdar and Das 1995).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…It was expected that monetary incentive would further improve worker satisfaction in the participative standard condition. Worker productivity or performance, however, was maximum under this condition (Shikdar and Das 1995). The reason probably could be that with the monetary incentive condition the participants experienced high work pressure in pursuing the monetary incentive or that the amount of the incentive was not adequate or sufficient.…”

Section: Worker Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…A wide variation in worker satisfaction scores was found among the participants of the same experimental group. The adjusted means of worker satisfaction scores for each group were calculated on the basis of ANOCOVA (Shikdar and Das 1995). The increases or decreases in worker satisfaction are presented in table 4.…”

Section: Worker Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A strategy for improving worker satisfaction and job attitudes in a repetitive industrial task: application of production standards and performance feedback

Shikdar

Das

2003

Ergonomics

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Worker satisfaction improved significantly as a consequence of the provision of the assigned and participative standards with performance feedback in a repetitive industrial production task. The maximum improvement in worker satisfaction was found for the participative standard and feedback condition. Only this condition had a significant positive effect on worker job attitudes. Monetary incentive, when provided with an assigned or participative standard with feedback, added no incremental worker satisfaction or job attitudes gain. The participative standard with feedback condition emerges as the optimum strategy for improving worker satisfaction and job attitudes in a repetitive industrial production task.

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A strategy for improving worker satisfaction and job attitudes in a repetitive industrial task: application of production standards and performance feedback

Shikdar

Das

2003

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“…The features of ergonomic design of machines, work station and facilities are well known (Konz, 1995;Wilson, 1995;McLeod, 1995). However, there is still a low level of acceptance and limited application of ergonomics in industry especially in developing countries (Shikdar and Das, 1995). The main concern of work system design is the improvement of machine and tools.…”

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“…Many research studies showed the positive effect of applying ergonomics principle in workplace, machine, tool, environment and facilities (Shikdar and Das, 1995;Resnik andpp. 61 -65, DOI 10.1515/tvsbses-2017-0015 Zanotti, 1997; Das and Segupta, 1999).…”

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Ergonomics Investigation of Musculoskeletal Disorder Among the Workforce of Waste Management Industry in Nigeria

Musa¹,

Yussouff²,

Raji³

et al. 2017

TRANSACTIONS of the VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, Safety Engineering Series

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Abstract:The objective of this study is to undertake an Ergonomic Scrutiny of Desecrate Management Industry. Ten (10) employees of the parking and collection department of Kim Waste Management Authority (KWMA) were selected. Their activities were video and recorded while working and their different postures were analyzed using Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) and Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA). Result showed that 10 % were at medium risk; 40 % were at high risk and 50 % were at very high risk for the workers in KWMA. It as discovered that workers are subjected to Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSDs) as a result of the postures adopted during the work process.

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New contracts and dismissal threats from highly drafted rookies: What motivates NFL quarterbacks?

Pitts

Evans

2022

Manage Decis Econ

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Football League (NFL) performed better after their teams drafted another quarterback in the first round of the preceding draft. There was some evidence that quarterbacks exhibited slightly improved performance under these conditions. However, the impact on performance was small. There was little evidence of opportunistic behavior by quarterbacks, but quarterbacks may perform slightly better in the first year of a new contract. The authors conclude that quarterbacks are already exerting at or near their maximum effort level and thus their performances are unlikely to be greatly impacted by dismissal threats or contract details.

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A field study of worker productivity improvements

Cited by 22 publications

References 11 publications

A strategy for improving worker satisfaction and job attitudes in a repetitive industrial task: application of production standards and performance feedback

A strategy for improving worker satisfaction and job attitudes in a repetitive industrial task: application of production standards and performance feedback

Ergonomics Investigation of Musculoskeletal Disorder Among the Workforce of Waste Management Industry in Nigeria

New contracts and dismissal threats from highly drafted rookies: What motivates NFL quarterbacks?

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