Dissertations / Theses: 'Design of the workplace'

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D'SOUZA, VINOD DONATUS. "WORKPLACE DESIGN AND EVALUATION GUIDE." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin994963607.

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Masson, Annabel E. "Including plus size people in workplace design." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2017. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/25267.

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Over 60% of the adult population in the United Kingdom is now overweight or obese or classed as plus size . This is higher than almost all other developed countries in the world. Even with numerous public health interventions, the incidence of being plus size continues to rise potentially changing the demographics of the working population. This presents a challenge to those involved in workplace design as the design process relies upon the utilization of appropriate anthropometric data to establish the percentage of the user population that will be accommodated by the design. The aim of this thesis is to identify issues affecting plus size people in the working environment, not previously explored within the literature. Furthermore, by understanding the size and shape of this population via the collection of key anthropometric data, this will help inform the design of safe, comfortable, inclusive and productive working environments for plus size people within the United Kingdom. A first stage Scoping Study (n=135) found that fit (equipment, tools, furniture, uniforms and personal protective equipment) and space (circulation and shared spaces within the working environment) were issues of concern to plus size people. This suggests that aspects of the current design of the workplace are not suitable, and may even exclude plus size people. A better understanding of the anthropometric requirements of plus size workers is therefore required. Self-reported anthropometric data is an acceptable way of studying large and geographically diverse populations and may assist in accessing the hard to reach plus size working population. A validation study (n=20) established that self measurement of 14 key anthropometric measurements, using a self measurement instruction guide, was a feasible and acceptable data collection method for a larger scale anthropometric study to further understand the body size and shape of plus size people at work. A unique measure of knee splay (for a non-pregnant population) was included. Defined as the distance between the outer borders of the knees whilst seated in the preferred sitting position it represents the observed sitting postures of plus size individuals not captured in existing anthropometric data sources. The larger scale Plus Size Anthropometry Study (n=101) collected anthropometric data of plus size working age people via self measurement. The findings indicated that the study population was substantially larger in circumference, depth and breadth measurements than the population of existing anthropometric data sources. Knee splay was also identified as a key anthropometric variable for plus size people, however, it is not included in any datasets or literature relating to plus size people at work. These factors may contribute to high exclusion rates from current design practices that seek to accommodate the 5th to 95th or 99th percentile of users and may explain the high incidence of fit and space issues reported by participants with a BMI over 35kg/m2 . Finally, semi structured interviews with stakeholders (n=10) explored how they would like the data from the plus size anthropometry study communicated and any additional requirements of a resource aimed at supporting stakeholders in meeting the needs of plus size people within the working environment. The primary concern from stakeholders was the lack of existing data on the size and shape of the plus size working population and the importance of access to such data in whatever format. A range of ideas were suggested including case studies, guidance and access to training which may assist them in understanding the needs of their end users ultimately supporting the inclusion of plus size people in workplace design.

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Lukens, Garret Lee. "Office Design: Designing for Productivity in the Workplace." OpenSIUC, 2009. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/34.

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Garret L. Lukens, for the Master of Architecture Degree in Architecture, presented on June 26, 2009, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: Office Design: Designing for Productivity in the Workplace MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Craig Anz This paper presents the potential for productivity in the workplace and the factors that influence it as it pertains to an architectural design project in Carbondale, IL. The project focuses on the physical, psychological, and functional affects that the built environment has, both negatively and positively, on the occupants of the facility. The design project is a 3-story office building for Leo Burnett Advertising Agency that will strive to increase the productivity of the staff within the spatial structure. As companies struggle to meet the financial demands of today's market, they tend to lose sight of the potential for productivity when faced with the initial and operational costs of the facility in which they work. Instead of trying to bring in an over abundance of employees to compensate for the lack of quality and production, employers should consider what can be done to unveil the potential of the current employees and increase their productivity. There are many factors that affect the productivity of people within their work environment. Environmental and workplace design plays a significant role on the productivity levels of the employees that work in an office building. Ensuring that employees have proper workstations to meet their needs, comfortable and healthy work conditions, and spaces that they enjoy to work in aids in their productivity. The building typology as well as the unique programmatic demands would challenge any designer to create a space that increases productivity for the workers and inspires their minds to create for themselves.

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Gutiérrez, Rodríguez Julia, and Salto-Weis María Morales. "Design of a cozy and ergonomic workplace." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-13951.

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The aim of this project is to develop an armchair for work, in collaboration with the furniture company Jooy. A background study was first performed to define the mission statement and to set the requirements. The background study includes a market research to know who the customers and the potential clients can be, a study of the Scandinavian design style and gathering data from customers to define the users’ needs. After the background study, potential users were delivered a questionnaire to clarify the objectives. The next step has been to set the specifications. At this point, the idea generation stage was carried out using creative and rational design methods, such as the Morphological Chart, until the final concept was chosen. Using the specifications and creative methods such as Brain drawing, different possible solutions were generated. When the product was defined, a study in materials and ergonomics was performed. In addition, a prototype was built to test by users at University of Skövde. Finally, 3D CAD model was implemented in PTC Creo Parametric. The design process followed is inspired by the front-end concept development process. During the development of the project the collaboration with the company has been crucial in order to learn about materials, ergonomics and how to make a prototype. Also feedback from the supervisor and the company has been continuously considered to improve the project.

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Jacob, Ashish, and Sangappagowda Shayan Masavalli. "Design and Development of a Home Workplace." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Maskinkonstruktion, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-179098.

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The report is about the dissertation on the design and development of a home workplace. The main objective of this dissertation is to develop a design solution based on sketches and CAD models for manufacturing the home workplace. To achieve these goals, a pre-study in terms of research is carried out, followed by brainstorming. The problems which are investigated during this dissertation are related to product compatibility, height adjustment mechanisms, selection of suitable components for the whole product. Based on the requirements and constraints set by the company customer Gottessons, a concept development process is carried out, in which and sketches of the concepts are developed and discussed. The system-level design followed by a detailed assembly design of the concepts is developed to understand the working and mechanisms involved. Later the scaled-downed demonstration models of the concepts are built to gain practical experience in converting a sketch into an actual product. Also, excluding all the design constraints provided by the company, a separate set of concepts of the home workplace are developed to overcome some of the disadvantages in previous concepts. As the product is designed for a home context, the concepts developed are compact, safe, affordable, ergonomic and multipurpose. Based on the study and research, the dimensions and specifications of the home workplace are estimated.

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Lakshminarayanan, Cynthia. "Critical Regionalism and the Contemporary Indian Workplace." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/art_design_theses/75.

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Gutekunst, Kevin Roy. "A REDESIGN OF THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST WORKPLACE IN THE OPERATING ROOM." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275283.

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Santos, Monica. "Affective adaptation of social norms in workplace design." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/24767.

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Open-plan offices are common in today's organisations. These types of workplaces require people to share a common space, where violation of (implicitly or explicitly stated) social norms can cause instances of incivility. If nothing is done to avoid these situations, bad feeling can lead to diminished productivity and cooperation, and, in the long-term, to more serious problems, such as conflict and aggression. A critical review of literature shows the effects of workplace incivility and the need for an internal reparation mechanism. Inspired by convergence of pervasive, adaptive and affective computing, we have designed and developed a self-regulatory platform for successful collective action, based on participatory adaptation and fair information practises, which we called MACS. MACS addresses the problem of incivility and aims at improving the Quality of Experience in shared workplaces. This thesis presents all studies that led to the development of MACS. Through the analysis of an online questionnaire we gathered information about incivility in shared workplaces, how people deal with those situations, and awareness about uncivil self-behaviours. We concluded the main issue while sharing a workplace is noise, and most people will try to change their own behaviour, rather than confronting the person being uncivil. MACS's avatar-based interface was developed with the purpose of heightening self-awareness and cueing the appropriate social norms, while providing a good User Experience (UX). Avatars created to people's image, rather than photos, were used, to keep MACS's tone light and relatively unintrusive, while still creating self-awareness. MACS's final version went through UX testing, where 6 people were filmed while performing tasks in MACS. The intended work-flow and user interfaces to support the smooth passage of the work-flow have been validated by the UX user testing. There is some preliminary evidence suggesting apology will elicit empathic responses in MACS. Finally, this thesis proposes guidelines for workplace design, which are founded on participatory creation and change of social norms, and ways to make sure they are enforced. In this sense, MACS can also be seen as a prototypical example of a socio-technical system being used as platform for successful collective action.

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Lukens, Garret L. "Office design : designing for productivity in the workplace /." Available to subscribers only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1885755981&sid=9&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Kelley, Joshua Hall. "Strategic integration workplace design for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs." View electronic thesis, 2008. http://dl.uncw.edu/etd/2008-3/r1/kelleyj/joshuakelley.pdf.

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Olson, Branka V. "Experiential Workplace Design for Knowledge Work Organizations: A Worker Centered Approach." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1459278058.

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Ramer, S. Angela. "Assessing Workplace Design: Applying Anthropology to Assess an Architecture Firm’s Own Headquarters Design." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799508/.

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Corporations, design firms, technology, and furniture companies are rethinking the concept of the ‘workplace’ environment and built ‘office’ in an effort to respond to changing characteristics of the workplace. The following report presents a case study, post-occupancy assessment of an architecture firm’s relocation of their corporate headquarters in Dallas, TX. This ethnographic research transpired from September 2013 to February 2014 and included participant observation, employee interviews, and an office-wide employee survey. Applying a user-centered approach, this study sought to identify and understand: 1) the most and least effective design elements, 2) unanticipated user-generated (“un-designed”) elements, 3) how the workplace operates as an environment and system of design elements, and 4) opportunities for continued improvement of their work environment. This study found that HKS ODC successfully increased access to collaborative spaces by increasing the size (i.e. number of square feet, number of rooms), variety of styles (i.e. enclosed rooms, open work surfaces), and distribution of spaces throughout the office environment. An increase in reported public transit commuting from 6.5% at their previous location to 24% at HKS ODC compares to almost five times the national public transit average (5%) and fifteen times the rate of Texas workers (1.6%) and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area (1.5%). This supports the real estate decision and design intent of the office that relocating near public transit would increase use (nearly six times that of reported use at 1919 McKinney, 6.5%). Additional findings and discussion relate to HKS ODC’s design enabling increased access to natural light and improved air quality, increased cross-sector collaboration, increased connection to downtown Dallas and engagement with the larger Dallas architectural community, as well as the open office environment encouraging education between all employee levels. Discrepancies between designed ‘flexibility’ and work away from the desk are explored along with the role of technology to facilitate work without replacing face-to-face interaction. This work also identifies key challenges with the design and employee experience and provides recommendations for addressing areas of concern for continued improvement of the workplace design. Continued user-centered research in the field of workplace design is necessary to assess the effect of current interventions in other office environments for comparison and inform future endeavors.

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Kutlu, Ozdal. "An Inclusive Workplace Accommodation Evaluation For Employees With Disabilities." Master's thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608143/index.pdf.

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The status of the people with disabilities can be summarized as marginalisation and exclusion from the mainstream of the society. It is accepted that the process of exclusion of people with disabilities is grounded in time and history. Demographic, economic, legislative data, humanistic reasons and historical evaluation of disability indicate that employment is the most vital item for the participation of people with disabilities in social life. The status of people with disabilities related with employment can be summarized with the terms
unemployment or underemployment, discrimination, lack of satisfaction and advancement in work, loss of job and time pressure at work etc. Intensified competition and flexibility in labour market, lack of physical access, lack of information in an accessible format about job, inadequate training, incompetent personal qualifications and work experience, insufficient benefit and support of welfare systems, employers&rsquo
unwillingness to hire people with disabilities and to make adaptations, type and severity of disability, relatively low educational level of people with disabilities etc can be indicated as reasons for unemployment or underemployment of people with disabilities. Beside these, problems of employment have a close connection to the problems of workplace accommodations. Varieties of barriers in built and workplace environment increase the exclusion of persons with disabilities in the social employment environment. Space as an instrument for reproducing and sustaining social practices must not be perceived only with technical specifications. Space becomes the means of social mechanisms while keeping people with disabilities either &lsquo
in&rsquo
or &lsquo
out&rsquo
of the society. In other words, workplaces play an important role while maintaining either spatial isolation / marginalisation or inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market. Although many people with disabilities share a common experience in relation to the labour market people with disabilities are very heterogeneous. Their experiences of employment are variable and exhibit a wide range of different skills, aptitudes and aspirations as with the remainder of the population. An inclusive society deserves an inclusive workplace accommodation which has been vital not only for people with disabilities but also for &ldquo
all people&rsquo
&rsquo
. An investigation on Universal Design Principles will provide a background in the evaluation of the thesis. &ldquo
Universal design&rdquo
that is also known as &ldquo
inclusive design&rdquo
and &ldquo
design for all&rdquo
, has become a widely accepted design approach which considers to make the built environment, products, and communications equally accessible, usable and understandable for everyone. The study aims to emphasize the significance of the consciousness that is acquired by exposing different aspects of workplace accommodation for the built environment and design process, and evaluate workplace accommodation in frame of the universal design.

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An, Jianhua. "Cultural factors in constructivist design : computer literacy for the workplace /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1994. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11714025.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1994.
Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Florence McCarthy. Dissertation Committee: John Black. Includes tables. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 170-180).

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McKeown, CeÌline. "Repetition strain injury amongst operators engaged in hand-intensive tasks : an investigation of organisational and individual factors associated with the development of tenosynovitis." Thesis, Brunel University, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.253469.

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Zhu, Ping. "Space Design for the Acitc Educational Technology Office Area Using a Workplace Neighborhood Concept." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36577.

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Today, the workplace is undergoing dramatic changes, featuring increased team activities and informal interactions. The work place neighborhood is a design concept derived from a city planning theory that may solve the workplace design problems arising from these changes, and provided a focus for this project. The Educational Technology office area of the Advanced Communication and Information Technology Center (ACITC) possesses the features representing the general workplace tendency today. The purpose of this project was to develop a workplace neighborhood space prototype for this office area. This prototype will provide a work environment conducive to team efforts and informal interactions and a workplace neighborhood space model for future reference. The project had three design phases: design programming, design development, and design evaluation and revision. During the design programming, a survey questionnaire was distributed to all of the 12 Educational Technology employees and behavioral mapping observations were conducted. Then, a conceptual plan, a series of workplace space patterns and a floor plan were developed for the workplace neighborhood space prototype. Finally, computer models were prepared for three neighborhood units for design evaluation. The result of the design evaluation indicated that the concerns between individual and group work spaces were not solved. The space prototype was revised, and a computer model of the revised space prototype was prepared. The revised space prototype met the work patterns of the employees more closely and reflected the design concept of workplace neighborhood more clearly
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Lim, Hedy. "Discovering expert instructional designers' heuristics for creating scenario-based workplace instruction." Thesis, Capella University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10103202.

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Scenario-based instructional design is ideal for workplace training, as it promotes practical and performance-based learning through the use of realistic situations. The research problem is a need for well-defined heuristics, what Gibbons (2014) called operational principles and what York and Ertmer (2011) called rules of thumb, being basic guidelines that promote and characterize expertise, in the area of scenario-based online instruction. The purpose of this Delphi study was to gather expert feedback on ideas in the form of a set of best practices for scenario-based online instructional design for the workplace. The research questions break down the topic into four basic areas: identifying a learning problem, discovering scaffolds or learning resources, maintaining project momentum, and essential concerns for instructional development. Experts in workplace scenario-based instructional design, with particular emphasis on professionals with an online or academic presence, were recruited as subjects. A detailed review of the literature gathered forty-two original statements that were organized into five categories. Per Delphi methodology, the study was conducted as a three round iterative online instrument. Subjects were asked to rate each statement and to provide additional statements to clarify and expand on their best practices based on their experience. Twenty-nine subjects completed all three rounds of the research study. While the statements express a wide variety of best practices for the field, recommendations for further research generally focused on thoughtful consideration of the learner, the instructional development team, and a focus on the integrity or realistic authenticity of the learning scenario, throughout the instructional experience.

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Rwamamara, Romuald Amitz. "Planning the healthy construction workplace through risk assessment and design methods /." Luleå : Department of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Division of Structural Engineering - Construction Engineering Management, Luleå University of Technology, 2007. http://epubl.ltu.se/1402-1544/2007/74/.

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Foster, James C. "Joint optimization of the technical and social aspects of workplace design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/31002.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1985.
MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND DEWEY.
Bibliography: leaves 91-97.
by James C. Foster.
M.S.

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Jacobsson, Malin. "A Stress Free Workplace : Spatially planned office space to diminish environmental stress." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-20007.

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The main objective of this thesis was to understand the environmental variables that affect humans psychological states when it comes to stress. More specifically, the environmental variables at the company Maintpartner AB's new Swedish headquarters office in Årsta, Stockholm, a company concentrated on customized industrial maintenance and operation service. In my thesis I found evidence that open-plan solutions would be a stressor due to increase disturbance from coworkers. Open-plan offices could also be perceived as a stressor because of the limitation in personal control. Through implementing nature and/or integrating it via visual escape the space could be perceived as more attractive and less crowded. Maintpartner AB's administrative personnel has highly individual work tasks and therefore a need for customized workplaces. This resulted in a design concept with separated office rooms, individually designed to meet the staffs individual need. Some areas are designed to work as meeting areas for work or social related encounters

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Myers, Mary Grace. "VISUAL ART AS A RESTORATIVE, PLACED-BASED BIOPHILIC COPING MECHANISM IN THE WORKPLACE: A CASE STUDY." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1584542718938814.

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Eaves, Stephanie. "Building and maintaining healthy construction workers for longer working lives through better workplace design." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2016. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/21185.

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Globally, there is an ageing population resulting in an older workforce; in the UK it is predicted that by 2050 over one third of the workforce will be aged over 50. Construction involves heavy manual labour where working into later life may be difficult and natural, age-related decline is exacerbated by working conditions. Co-developing ideas with workers using participatory approaches can facilitate positive, healthy change in the workplace. The aim of this thesis is to explore ways in which construction workers jobs and workplaces can be made healthier, easier and safer to facilitate healthy ageing and longer working lives. An in-depth interview study with 80 construction workers explored their understanding of their health and wellbeing at work and ideas for improvement. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire identified a high prevalence of symptoms in workers of all ages in the knees, lower back, wrists and hands. Many of these symptoms were considered to be work related; interestingly, this did not affect Work Ability Index ratings. Workers had good ideas to improve their health and wellbeing at work; over 400 changes had been made or were being sustained by workers around improving manual handling, PPE, tools and machinery and health and wellbeing. A further 265 new suggestions were made concerned with education and supervision, facilities and human resources. In-depth focus groups with senior stakeholders (n=18) in three construction organisations explored barriers and opportunities for change. They were concerned about the health and wellbeing of their workers; were keen to hear their ideas; and identified poor communication within the whole workforce as a barrier to change. Opportunities to improve the situation included better feedback to workers, and interactive toolbox talks to encourage idea generation and sharing experiences. Finally, participatory workshops with senior stakeholders and trades workers (n=23) captured ideas for the development of a resource for the industry to facilitate longer working lives. Participants strongly suggested that the resource should facilitate communication between the workforce and supervisors by being visually engaging, strongly health-related and interactive, to capture and maintain the attention and involvement of the workforce.

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Zimba, Machilu. "Design houses in the Cape Town clothing value chain of production." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8115.

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Includes abstract.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-81).
This exploratory study aimed to investigate the role that design houses play in the Cape Town clothing value chain of production. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants, buyers in clothing retail companies, heads of design rooms in design houses, and homeworkers. Findings reveal that design houses act as intermediaries between retailers and clothing manufacturers or between retailers and homeworkers. In their latter role design houses are forging links between the informal and formal clothing economy. As in buyer-driven chains of production, retailers in the clothing value chain wield a substantial amount of power in determining prices. It was found that design houses are not completely powerless in their relationship with retailers, in fact, they posses knowledge that enables them to bargain over prices. The relationship between design houses and homeworkers was found to be an oppressive one, with homeworkers possessing little to no bargaining power. The increase in the number of design houses in Cape Town has assisted in the survival of the industry in the face of a number of difficulties. The continued presence of design houses creates the potential for development in the industry.

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Musa, Miguel Á. (Miguel Ángel). "Leader's attributes and how these affect the happiness in the workplace." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105314.

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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2015.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-104).
The purpose of this thesis work is to explore what specific aspects or attributes of a leader (in a broad definition) contribute positively (or negatively) to the happiness of workers. In order to do so, happiness at work is defined based in constructs used in past researches such as well-being, affect, job satisfaction, engagement, job involvement, etc. These constructs were categorized in three levels of happiness. Firstly, the transient level, which measures short-term moods and emotions lived by the individual. Secondly, in a more long term, the person level measures duration or stability of happiness over time. Finally, the unit level measures happiness of teams, units or organizations. On the other hand, 34 attributes of a leader which are representative of a good leader were chosen from literature review. Afterwards, data was collected through an electronic survey that asked respondents to assess how each of the 34 attributes affected the constructs that compose each level of happiness. The results show that all 34 attributes affect the transient, person and unit level of happiness. However, respondents thought that for the transient level of happiness a leader affects more through attributes that are visible and flow from the leader to their followers, while in the person level attributes related to their personal character (more abstract) were balanced with the more visible ones. On the other hand, in the unit level, value-oriented attributes were thought to be important as well. In addition to this, factors such as gender, work experience, and the size of the unit can change the attributes that affect the most happiness at work of the group in its different levels. In conclusion, depending on the level of happiness and the type of people that compose a group, different attributes of a leader will be needed to increase the desired level of happiness.
by Miguel A. Musa.
S.M. in Engineering and Management

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Turner, Susan. "Towards computer supported cooperative design." Thesis, n.p, 1999. http://library7.open.ac.uk/abstracts/page.php?thesisid=72.

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Warren, Kathryn Lloyd. "Agents of change| A new role for learners in online workplace training." Thesis, Capella University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3625946.

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Workplace training design has evolved from a task-based systems framework managed by the designer, to a collaborative process of problem-solving that includes stakeholders across the enterprise. Collaborative design models address persistent problems, such as cost efficiency, requirements that change late in development, and aggressive timetables, but perceptions of training effectiveness continue to be pessimistic. Given the substantial role of employees in making training effective, by transferring what they learn to their day-to-day responsibilities, this study proposed an emergent design model in which designers collaborate with employees as partners in solving training design problems. Previous efforts to include employees in training design have faltered, because of time and resource requirements which limit participation or greatly expand timelines. This study investigated the potential of broad employee participation, through the widely-used medium of organizational surveys, in which employees are invited to suggest ways to improve their work environment. The study applied a three-phase, mixed methods approach, to investigate whether survey text responses contain viable input into training design, and to explore the nature of that input in terms of major themes about workplace training, and detailed input reflecting employees' experience of online training. Nearly 90,000 text responses were accepted into the study, from industries that include pharmaceuticals, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications and financial services. Analysis exposed the inherent conflict between the designer's focus on training delivery, and the employees' focus on transferring what they learn to their jobs; and a widespread organizational conflict between leadership compensation tied to short-term financial metrics, and long-term strategies that drive infrastructure programs such as workplace training. Responses across all industry sectors in the study reported limited management support for training, which is nonetheless essential to employees' job performance. Responses described online training that makes only minimal use of the basic functions of computer technology. The study validates earlier research questioning workplace training effectiveness, with evidence suggesting that training programs are constrained by organizational challenges that cannot be solved by designers alone. The study suggests that organizations can involve their employees in addressing the conflicts that limit training effectiveness, through design partnership using survey responses.

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Powell, Natasha. "Supporting the design process of distributed and collocated multidisciplinary design teams through tag and thumbnail based organization of design documents." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37199.

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In the multidisciplinary design process, design documents are used to help support a team's design and mediate any misunderstandings that occur. Current methods of organizing such design documents are either difficult to keep up to date physically with their digital versions, or inhibit distributed users access to important comparative information. Digital tag and content thumbnail-based document organization is presented as a possible alternative. The effects of tag-based document organization on the manner in which collocated and distributed design teams categorize, review and search design documents and resolve design misunderstandings were compared to the effects of traditional physical (the pin up walls of project rooms)&digital (shared digital file folders) document organization. Student participant design teams were assembled. These teams were observed organizing a provided set of design documents and develop a design solution as a team using either tag-based or traditional physical or digital document organization. Team members were given retrieval tests to compare search times between methods of document organization. User feedback on organization preferences were collected and used to develop a conceptual prototype of a document organization interface supportive of the multidisciplinary design process. Though the quantitative results did no clearly favor tag-based organization, observational results and user comments were in support of the capabilities tag-based organization provides.

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Poltavtchenko, Elena. "Engineering design reports in upper-division undergraduate engineering courses and in the workplace." Thesis, Northern Arizona University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3562160.

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The workplace success of new engineering graduates is ultimately affected by their oral and written communication skills. However, engineering students' academic preparation for industry's needs in terms of written communication has been widely acknowledged as inadequate. The present study is intended to improve our understanding of a prominent engineering genre, the engineering design report (EDR), and provide support for students learning to write this genre. The goals of this study are to (a) conduct a corpus-based register comparison between student and professional EDRs and (b) provide a more detailed description of professional EDRs, by determining their rhetorical organization and identifying linguistic features associated with this organization.

This research is based on two EDR corpora (N of texts=262, with approximately 1,119,186 words), one with upper-division engineering students' EDRs and the other with professional engineers' EDRs. The study examines both non-linguistic and linguistic features of student and professional EDRs. First, non-linguistic characteristics of EDRs are examined using the EDR situational framework developed for the study. Then, corpus-based methodologies are used to analyze core grammatical features and features associated with grammatical complexity in both corpora. Finally, to determine conventional discourse structures of professional EDRs, the study draws on the English for Specific Purposes tradition of genre analysis and then uses register analysis to investigate linguistic features associated with particular rhetorical structures.

The register analyses revealed complex patterns of linguistic variation, frequently influenced by the registers' situational characteristics. The results of these analyses indicate that two EDR registers fill different positions on the spoken-to-written continuum, with reports produced in the workplace being closer to professional written registers and student reports using more speech-like features. The genre analysis of professional EDRs uncovered the highly variable nature of this genre. Despite considerable variation in EDR rhetorical organization, 12 common moves were identified that cluster in specific ways to form EDR organizational units and rely on particular sets of linguistic features. A streamlined template of the EDR genre is introduced as are linguistic features associated with its organization. Study results may have pedagogical implications for teaching features of professional EDRs to students.

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Sanders, Martha J. "Job design factors in the workplace that support successful aging for older workers." ScholarWorks, 2009. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/685.

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Increasing numbers of older adults are expected to return to the labor force to reap both the financial and social rewards of paid employment. However, little is known about how the workplace supports older workers' successful aging process. The purpose of this study was to examine how the design of a job (opportunities for decision making, use of a variety of skills, coworker support, and supervisor support) influences successful aging (having a sense of control over life, social networks, emotional support, and opportunities for generativity) in older workers (aged 55 and older) in the home building industry. The study explored the relationship between two broad constructs: a model of successful aging and the demand control model of healthy job design. In a cross-sectional, survey design, a convenience sample of 109 older workers completed the Job Content Questionnaire, Social Network scale, Emotional Support scale, Mirowsky-Ross 2 X 2 Index of Sense of Control, and Loyola Generativity Scale. Results of multiple regression analyses indicated that job design influenced two measures of successful aging: generativity and personal sense of control. Job design contributed to 23% of the variance in generativity and 15.5% of the variance in personal sense of control. The job design characteristics of skill variety and coworker support were most important to successful aging. It was recommended that managers design jobs for older workers that incorporate opportunities to use a variety of skills, work collaboratively with others, and offer mentoring experiences. This study contributes to social change by promoting the workplace as a naturally occurring social institution that supports successful aging for older workers.

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Jones, M. Anita. "A Study of Satisfaction With Online Learning in Workplace Training." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2158.

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The American workplace and American culture have rapidly transitioned to online learning and are now more dependent on technology. Yet, in spite of a multitude of studies that explored online learning, it has not been established whether managers are satisfied with application of technology to training. The purpose of this study was to examine receptiveness as expressed by satisfaction with effectiveness of online training among managers to determine if a relationship exists for age, position, and length of service. The research was based on theoretical foundations of Herzberg's theory of motivation and Herzberg's theory of job satisfaction. The goal of the study was to evaluate receptiveness as reflected by managers' level of satisfaction with the use of online learning in workforce training, and the presence of age, lengths of service, or position differences in satisfaction with online training. This quantitative study used nonexperimental stepwise multiple regression analysis, based on secondary data from the 2011 Senior Executive Service survey administered by the Office of Personnel Management of the United States government (n = 4,954). Results indicated that the number of employees managed was an influential factor in determining receptiveness, and supported age, length of service, and position differences in satisfaction with online training among managers. Results linked usage and effectiveness to satisfaction with effectiveness of online training. Based on the results, managers should add or increase online training to provide greater training capability and flexibility. The application may promote positive social change as these results could better equip managers in the public sector with greater training flexibility.

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Small, Tamara. "Workplace Violence Prevention Training: A Cross-sectional Study of Home Healthcare Workers." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1595850151324948.

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Bashshar, Clarence Eugene. "Virtual Learning Environments' Impact on Adult Learners' Motivation in the Workplace." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3384.

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Virtual learning environments have become prevalent in the workplace to improve talent development. However, because there are so many different types of design options, not all learners are finding success in the virtual learning environment. This mismatch can negatively impact employees' motivation and learning outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore how design features of a virtual learning environment impacted adult learners' motivation in the workplace. Constructivist and self-determination theories were used as theoretical frameworks. The research question in this study explored how social and external contextual factors influence an adult learner's motivation to learn in a virtual learning environment. A qualitative case study was used to explore the data collected from 8 federal employees who used a virtual learning environment for professional development. Data were collected from interviews, surveys, and direct observations and analyzed using inductive coding to determined patterns and themes for study. The results from the study indicated the participants viewed visual learning, learner control, ease of use, technical competence, instructor support, and technical support as critical factors that must be addressed when using a virtual learning environment to improve talent development. The findings from the study can provide insights that could be used by training developers for how to design virtual learning environments to provide a positive environment. The social change impact will be to improve the virtual learning environments for the federal workforce to improve motivation and create a culture of talent development for individual growth and organizational capabilities.

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Singleton, Krista Kirby. "Reimagining the Community of Inquiry Model for a Workplace Learning Setting: A Program Evaluation." Scholar Commons, 2019. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7944.

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The purpose of this study was to conduct an evaluation on a workplace training program using the Community of Inquiry (COI) model as a guide for course construction. Given that online and blended learning programs have gained popularity in the past two decades, companies have struggled with how to prepare trainers in the areas of online teaching methods and instructional technology usage to create an effective and engaging learning environment. In this study, I utilized the COI model, created for use in higher ed settings, in a workplace setting as a curriculum framework to revamp an unsuccessful online learning program. The new curriculum and course logistics framed three presences contained in the COI model—cognitive, social, and teaching. The researcher conducted evaluations by surveying the learners, the training team, and by direct observations of the instructional designers. Results suggested that the COI model was a good foundation for building an online learning course in a workplace setting with slight variations. A recommendation for future use in this new setting was to divide the teaching presence into two presences and create a new design presence, which makes a clear delineation between instructional design and content delivery functions.

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Remidez, Herbert. "System structure design and social consequence : the impact of message templates on affectivity in virtual teams /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3115584.

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Rivera, Pelayo Verónica [Verfasser]. "Design and Application of Quantified Self Approaches for Reflective Learning in the Workplace / Verónica Rivera Pelayo." Karlsruhe : KIT Scientific Publishing, 2015. http://www.ksp.kit.edu.

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Al-Zoubi, Marwan T. "Job design agenda in the third millennium : identifying the critical job characteristics in the modern workplace'." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2005. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/843722/.

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The review of the main job design approaches (JCM in particular) has led to the conclusion that development in job design theory has not kept pace with the changes that have occurred in the organisational landscape. The JCM was developed principally from studies conducted during the 1950s of male shop floor in large scale industrial manufacturing plants. Work context and the workforce itself have changed dramatically since that time. The developments of technology have had a huge impact on the way in which work is conducted (Zijlstra et al, 1996; Gottfredson, 1997). While this change is widely recognised, the JCM remains the dominant influence in job design research and is yet to be superseded. In addition, little is known about the effect of such change in perception of the work psychosocial variables or people's reaction towards these developments. Therefore, the aim of this research is to explore employees' opinion and reaction towards workplace developments in order to identify the critical job characteristics in contemporary jobs from the employee's perspective. The proposal was that allowing employees to decide what they like/dislike in their jobs would help in identifying the critical job characteristics in modem workplace. This was also expected to help in solving the narrow focus of the existing job design approaches' especially the lack of job contextual factors (e.g. social contact, work-life balance) that enhance employee' wellbeing and work performance. In light of this, three studies were conducted: the first two studies were designed to identify the critical job characteristics in the current workplace from the employee's perspective. By conducting a pilot study using qualitative techniques (interviews and content analysis) followed by a confirmatory study using quantitative techniques (checklist and factor analysis), 10 job characteristics were identified which were considered the critical dimensions for diagnosing the quality of modem jobs. Four of these characteristics were responsible for 'job content' design (intellectually challenging tasks, control, feedback, and training adequacy). The rest of the characteristics were factors responsible for 'job context' design (i.e. supportive supervision, supportive co-workers climate, work-life balance, financial rewards, recognition and physical environment). The third study was the formulation and empirical evaluation of a model for job redesign. The model was based partly on the critical job characteristics identified earlier and partly informed by psychological knowledge of job design and organisational behaviour research. Overall, each of the aims of the present research were achieved and some of the existing criticisms of job design approaches were addressed. The model dimensions attained significant results that were extracted from data collected from 667 employees working in various British organisations. A general conclusion that can be drawn from the present research is that job design is no longer a matter of job content (task) design (the tangible feature of the job itself such as control and feedback); it is also a matter of job context design (the features of the work environment where the tasks are delivered such as supervisors' practices and work-life balance). Both aspects were found to influence work performance and employees' wellbeing via cognitive and motivational mechanisms. The present research challenges the popular belief of the inapplicability of redesigning job context factors (e.g. the social aspect of the job) and provides initial recommendations for job context redesign interventions.

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Lewis-Wilson, Cremaya Pariscene. "Strategies to Reduce Employee Turnover to Increase Profitability in a College Workplace." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6603.

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Employee turnover disrupts organizational functioning, service delivery, and administration. The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies that some college administrators used to reduce employee turnover in the workplace to increase profitability. The population for the study included 3 administrators in a senior (4-year) college in the southeastern region of the United States who developed and implemented successful strategies to reduce employee turnover. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with college administrators and from publicly available organizational documents. Transformational leadership was the conceptual framework for this study. Data analysis included inductive analysis guided by transformational leadership theory and member checking. Five themes emerged from data analysis including transformational leadership, incentives and rewards, training/career development, establishing trust/employee empowerment, and effective communication. The implications of these findings for social change may benefit students, faculty, and administrators of educational institutions. The findings may enhance consistent and superior educational course delivery to students, improve collaboration between educators and administrators through effective hiring practices to raise the caliber of educator skillsets, and reduce the percent of unemployed as a result of students succeeding in higher education and gaining meaningful employment. The findings may help reduce financial insecurity and improve the living standards of people in the community, while encouraging prospective learners to attain a postsecondary education.

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Staubach, Jessica L. "Identifying and Implementing Traits of Actionable Racial Allyship in the Workplace at Miami University." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1619122995812556.

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Jagarlamudi, Srinivas. "FAILURE RATE STUDIES AND DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR STANDUP FORKLIFT TRUCKS." UKnowledge, 2004. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/328.

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Standup forklift trucks are extensively used primarily for material handling in high density warehouses. These forklifts over the years have been involved in severe accidents causing injuries and taking lives of the operator and that of people on the floor. The major accidents involving these trucks are tip-over, off the dock accidents, compartment intrusions and under the rack injuries. The objective of the work is to analyze the accident data and to provide a conceptual design to ensure safety of the operator riding the standup forklift trucks. The operator is assumed to be safe when retained within the compartment similar to that of the safe space environment of a sit down forklift truck or tractors. Thus a door on the standup forklift would provide a safer compartment. This design would help in preventing severe injuries to the operator in case of any accidents. The important criterion of this design is to provide a door with latch and slide mechanism to ensure easy egress and ingress of the operator. The compartment is designed ergonomically for 95th percentile industrial male population. The accident data is studied by performing statistical and failure analysis. Weibull plots are fitted for life time distribution data and are found to be of increasing rate. This suggests that present safety precautions are increasingly ineffective.

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Richardson, Sandra Kay. "Think-Assess-Design: a Model for Redesigning Traditional Organizations Into Empowered Work Environments." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1996. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278686/.

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"Think-Assess-Design" is a model for guiding traditional organizations through the steps necessary to redesign themselves into a more empowered, team-based work environment. Three broad steps—think, assess, and design—provided the framework for organizational change in this case study.

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Miller, Alexandra M. "Fun in the workplace toward an environment-behavior framework relating office design, employee creativity, and job satisfaction /." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0012150.

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Mattson, Gustav. "Applying the Behaviour Change Wheel to design and evaluate a food waste reducing prototype for workplace kitchens." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-279424.

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Food waste is an arguably increasing problem in society, with consumers being responsible for as much as half of all combined food waste. The problem needs to be tackled from all angles, but there is no all encompassing solution for all situations. One context consumers find themselves in is the kitchen at their place of work, where the shared nature of the refrigerator creates situations and problems not found in the home environment. It is for these shared kitchens that this study is focused on providing a physical solution based on The Behavioural Change Wheel (BCW), book providing methods and tools for designing with the goal of behavioural change. The intention of this study was to develop, test and later evaluate a prototype on its behavioural change capacity and potential, using the tools presented in the BCW. The developed prototype took form as an RFID activated labelling system, providing users with the current date and their name on a label to be adhered on the articles they place in the shared refrigerator. After the testing period, an online questionnaire was sent out and was answered by fourteen out of seventeen participants. The two week testing period and subsequent questionnaire provided no conclusive answers regarding detected behavioural change capacity, but the potential is considered high based on participants qualitative comments and attitudes, and their quantitative usage. No measurements of change in food waste is conducted, but the target behavioural changes would provide a positive development resulting in less food waste in the workplace kitchen, if not only a more orderly refrigerator.
Matavfall är ett påtagligt ökande problem i samhället, där konsumenter ansvarar för så mycket som hälften av allt kombinerat matavfall. Problemet bör hanteras från alla möjliga håll, men det finns ingen allmän lösning för alla situationer. Ett sammanhang som konsumenterna befinner sig i är köket på deras arbetsplats, där kylskåpets gemensamma natur skapar situationer och problem som inte återfinns i hemmiljön. Det är för dessa delade kök som denna studie riktar sig på att tillhandahålla en fysisk lösning baserad på The Behavioural Change Wheel (BCW). Den innehåller metoder och verktyg för att designa med beteendeförändring som mål. Syftet med denna studie var att utveckla, testa och senare utvärdera en prototyp angående dess beteendeförändringsförmåga och potential, med hjälp av de verktyg som presenteras i BCW. Den färdigställda prototypen tog form som ett RFID-aktiverat etikettsystem, som gav användarna det aktuella datumet och deras namn på en etikett som ska sättas på artiklarna som de placerar i det delade kylskåpet. Efter testperioden skickades ett frågeformulär ut och fjorton av sjutton deltagare svarade. En testperiod på två veckor och efterföljande frågeformulär gav inga avgörande svar angående påvisad beteendeförändringsförmåga, men potentialen anses vara hög baserad på deltagarnas kvalitativa kommentarer och attityder, och deras kvantitativa användning. Inga mätningar kring mängd matavfall utfördes, men målbeteendeförändringarna skulle ge en positiv utveckling som resulterar i mindre matavfall i arbetsplatsens kök, om inte bara ett mer ordnat kylskåp.
Smart storage solutions in the fridge of the future to reduce food waste

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Hyatt, Abigail. "Engaging the Senses for Performance: a Framework for Researching Sensory Design Elements and Their Effects on Productivity in the Workplace." Thesis, Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005, 2005. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-11222005-122709/.

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Alnassar, Nouf Saad. "Investigating the impact of cultural, gender and professional design considerations on employee productivity : case study of female academics in Saudi female universities." Thesis, Brunel University, 2016. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/14520.

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Past research has confirmed that workplace design affects employee productivity. It is known to affect the employees both psychologically and professionally. Past researchers have looked at it from ergonomic, architectural and other perspectives. However, this research is limited to certain professions such as nursing and construction. However, the research indicates that sing workplace design it is possible to improve productivity of employees in other professions as well. This research aims to focus on how workplace designs can improve productivity of teachers. Teaching is an intellectual/ non manual work and hence design considerations for teachers should be more psychological in nature. Little research has been conducted on improving workplaces designs for non manual workers. Also past research has not paid sufficient attention to gender aspects of workplace design. This research looks at how designers’ consideration of culture, gender and profession of the occupants at the time of designing will affect employees’ perception of the psychological, social and functional quality of their workplace and consequently their productivity. This research primarily fills three gaps in existing literature: Firstly, it focuses on gender of occupants and how considering this during workplace design can affect the productivity of employees. Secondly, it looks at impact of workplace design on teachers, who carry out intellectual non manual work. Thirdly, this study is conducted in context of Saudi Arabia with an aim to reduce the scarcity of similar research in context of Saudi Arabia. Data or this research was collected in two stages. Firstly, female academics provided self-observation data in form of comments using a mobile app which was developed specifically for the purpose of this research. This data was quantified using thematic analysis approach and quantified data was analysed using regression analysis. The second aspect of this research included collecting quantitative data using semi-structured interviews with designers who have worked on designing all-female universities in Saudi Arabia. This research finds that by taking cultural, gender and professional factors into consideration it is possible to improve the social, psychological and functional experience of occupants of the workplace and this is likely to improve their ability to achieve organisational and personal objectives. This research, thus concludes that cultural, gender and professional consideration affect the employees; ability to contribute to employees’ and organisational outcomes.

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Sellberg, Charlott. "A comparative theoretical and empirical analysis of three methods for workplace studies." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för kommunikation och information, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-5214.

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Workplace studies in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a research field that has expanded in an explosive way during the recent years. Today there is a wide range of theoretical approaches and methods to choose from, which makes it problematic to make methodological choices both in research and system design. While there have been several studies that assess the different approaches to workplace studies, there seems to be a lack of studies that explore the theoretical and methodological differences between more structured methods within the research field. In this thesis, a comparative theoretical and empirical analysis of three methods for workplace studies is being conducted to deal with the following research problem: What level of theoretical depth and methodological structure is appropriate when conducting methods for workplace studies to inform design of complex socio-technical systems? When using the two criterions descriptive power and application power, to assess Contextual Design (CD), Determining Information Flow Breakdown (DIB), and Capturing Semi-Automated Decision-Making (CASADEMA), important lessons are learned about which methods are acceptable and useful when the purpose is to inform system design.

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Vorderbruggen, Joan Marie. "Evaluating How Attributes of Operable Window Design Affect Office-workers' Perception of Personal Control." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10326.

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xvi, 117 p. : ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
Energy and environmental concerns warrant reconsideration of operable windows as a means of ventilating and cooling office environments. To design for optimal window use and performance, architects must understand human interaction with operable windows and the factors that influence occupant participation in their thermal environment. This thesis examines workers' personal control of operable windows in their office space through the lens of the following attributes: proximity, orientation, and accessibility to operable windows, office floor height, and the operational methods of windows. Three sites in the Minneapolis metro area were examined through site visits, informalinterviews, collection of physical traces, and a questionnaire. Research data reveal that proximity is the greatest determinant of window use. Other attributes have varying degrees of influence on use of windows. Surprisingly, workers valued operable windows significantly more for fresh air than for cooling.
Committee in Charge: Professor John Rowell, Chair; Professor Brook Muller; Professor G.Z. Brown

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Nicholls, Jacqueline Anne. "A cognitive model to support the design of training for physical tasks for enhanced knowledge transfer : the case of manual handling training." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.264658.

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Källgren, Andreas, and Martin Hedberg. "Rätt från början.....blir bättre än slumpen : Checklista för arbetsplatsens utformning inom verkstadsindustrin." Thesis, KTH, Ergonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-180248.

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Två företag inom verkstadsindustrin har önskemål att få hjälp med att ta fram ett stöddokument att använda i projektarbete där det idag generellt är fokus på prestanda och kostnadseffektivitet, ofta inom begränsade och snäva tidsramar. Arbetsmiljö som en faktor att ta med tidigt i projekten glöms lätt bort och uppfattas ibland som lite abstrakt och svårt att greppa av projektledare och övriga i projektgruppen. Syftet med examensarbetet är att fylla gapet mellan teori och praktisk verklighet vid utformning av nya eller förändrade arbetsplatser inom verkstadsindustrin. Målet är att ta fram en informativ checklista med stor tyngdpunkt på användbarhet som på ett självklart sätt kommer att användas i installations- och ombyggnadsprojekt. På längre sikt är målet att skapa ett naturligt samarbete mellan projektorganisation och produktionsorganisation samt företagshälsa. Checklistorna är utarbetade så att projektgruppen ska förstå problematiken om man inte tar hand om dessa arbetsmiljöfrågor. Inför varje frågeställning har litteratur granskats och en fördjupning inom ämnet för respektive faktor görs, erfarenheter från tidigare projekt samt vanliga problem i befintliga anläggningar har tagits om hand. Sammanvägningen av dessa erfarenheter och kunskap har sedan lett till ett antal kontrollfrågor med tillhörande råd. En enkätundersökning visade att det finns ett stort intresse för denna typ av rådgivande checklista och resultatet var övervägande positivt med några funderingar kring efterlevnad och vidare utveckling av dokumenten. De personer, intressenter, som deltagit i utvecklingen och utvärderingen av checklistorna menar att de är ett bra komplement till de dokument som används idag. Det finns goda förutsättningar att implementera en rådgivande checklista idag. Medvetenheten ökar bland personalen och få vill utsätta sig för ohälsa och olycksfall. Arbetet med checklistorna kommer fortsätta efter avslutat examensarbete i syfte att säkra efterlevnaden, utvecklingen samt känslan av ägandeskap. En viktig aspekt för att denna checklista ska hållas levande och utvecklas är att den förs in i företagens anskaffningsprocess och att efterlevnaden styrs därifrån. Sökord: arbetsmiljö, checklista, rådgivande, arbetsplats, lean, AFS.
Two companies in the manufacturing industry wishes to develop a supporting document to use in project work where there today is generally focused on performance and cost, often within limited and tight deadlines. Work environment as a factor to be considered early in the projects are easily forgotten and are sometimes perceived as a bit abstract and difficult to grasp by the project manager and other members of the project team. The aim of the degree project is to fill the gap between the theory and practical reality in the design of new or changed workplaces in the manufacturing industry. The goal of this thesis is to develop an informative checklist that will be obvious to use in the installation and renovation projects. In the longer term, the goal is to create a natural collaboration between the project and production organizations and also make the company health service more involved in these projects. The checklists are designed to bring the project team to understand the problem if we do not take care of working environmental issues. For each issue literature was reviewed, and a deeper knowledge for each factor was collected. Experiences from previous projects and common problems in existing facilities have also been taken care of. The balancing of these experiences and knowledge led to a number of questions with associated advice. A survey showed that there is a great interest for this kind of advisory checklist and the results were largely positive with some concerns about compliance and further development of the documents. The persons, stakeholders, who participated in the development and evaluation of the checklists says that they are a good complement to their documents they are using today. There are good opportunities to implement an advisory checklist today. Awareness is increasing among the staff and few wishes to expose themselves to illness and accidents. Work on the checklists will continue after completion of the degree project in order to ensure compliance, development and sense of ownership. An important aspect for this checklist to be kept alive and further developed is to implement it in the corporate acquisition process and that compliance will be controlled from there. Keywords: working environment, checklist, advisory, workplace, lean, AFS.

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Bryant, Molly E. "Physical Environments Conducive To Creativity and Collaboration Within the Work Environment." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338474660.

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Sicilia, Carmela. "A second-order workplace intervention to understand the design of a socio-constructivist lesson plan: a CHAT perspective." Thesis, McGill University, 2010. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=92207.

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Researchers have reported that transforming socio-constructivist teaching practices supported by information communication technology (ICT) has been slow and stagnant in Quebec and globally, because many contradictions emerged in organizational structure (c.f. Park, 2009; Sicilia, 2007). The primary aim of these case studies is to examine a five-month planned intervention in a technology rich school in order to extend the understanding of designing a socio-constructivist lesson plan supported by ICT. The intervention was designed collectively between researchers, school administrators and grade 7 and grade 8 middle school math teachers. The designed intervention incorporated the assumptions from socio-cultural and socio-constructivist theories and the assumptions found in notable change models. The intervention introduced organizational conditional and learning conditions which created new goals, resources, roles and rules to resolve contradictions found in previous studies. The organizational conditions were: resources, time, agent of change, school and teachers' historical background, and the learning conditions were: social collaboration, community-centered environment, contradictions and problem solving. During the implementation of the intervention, the teachers held bi-weekly "collaborative change meetings" facilitated by myself, the principle researcher who also assumed the role of change implementer (CI).
The actions of the design and implementation of the intervention were traced within the cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) systemic framework. Findings revealed a) although collective actions in designing and implementing the intervention created both new environmental conditions and disequilibria in existing ones, the changing conditions did not always lead to changes in teaching practices b) teachers' internal representation of understanding socio-constructivism hindered them in designing and delivering a socio-constructivist lesson plan because they interpreted socio-constructivism as an in class activity that students solve on their own.
Des chercheurs ont constaté un ralentissement et une stagnation de la transformation des pratiques de l'enseignement constructiviste, appuyé par les technologies de l'information et des communications (TIC), tant au Québec qu'à l'étranger, en raison des nombreuses contradictions qui se sont manifestées dans la structure organisationnelle (c.f. Park, 2009; Sicile, 2007). Cette étude de cas vise principalement à examiner une intervention de second ordre ou prévue, d'une durée de cinq mois, au sein d'une école qui se caractérise par sa technologie, afin de mieux comprendre l'apport de changements aux pratiques d'enseignement, passant de l'enseignement traditionnel à l'enseignement constructiviste appuyé par les TIC. L'intervention a été conçue collectivement entre les chercheurs, cadres scolaires et enseignants des mathématiques d'écoles intermédiaires (secondaires I et II). L'intervention conçue a incorporé les conditions organisationnelles et d'apprentissage, qui ont été constatées dans d'importants modèles et théories du changement, pour présenter de nouveaux objectifs, ressources, rôles et règles afin d'éliminer les contradictions relevées dans des études antérieures. Les conditions organisationnelles étaient les suivantes : ressources, temps, inducteur de changement, aperçu historique des écoles et des enseignants, et les conditions d'apprentissages étaient celles-ci : collaboration sociale, milieu axé sur la collectivité et contradictions, et résolution de problèmes. Au cours de la mise en uvre de l'intervention, les enseignants ont tenu, toutes les deux semaines, des « réunions collaboratives sur le changement » animées par le chercheur principal, lequel a également joué le rôle de la personne chargée d'apporter des changements.
Les actions découlant de la conception et de la mise en uvre de l'intervention ont été retracées dans le cadre systémique de la théorie historico-culturelle de l'activité (cultural historical activity theory). Les résultats de recherche ont révélé que a) bien que les actions collectives dans la conception et la mise en uvre de l'intervention ont créé à la fois de nouvelles conditions environnementales et un déséquilibre dans les conditions en place, on a constaté que les nouvelles conditions n'ont pas toujours mené vers des changements dans les pratiques d'enseignement; que b) la représentation interne du constructivisme par les enseignants les a empêchés de modifier leurs pratiques d'enseignement traditionnel parce qu'ils ont interprété le constructivisme comme étant une activité que les élèves devaient réalisés par eux-mêmes.

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