Essays about: "worker flexibility"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words worker flexibility.
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1. The implementation of collaborative robots in production environments : a review of academic literature and industrial applications
University essay from KTH/Industriell produktionAbstract : The evolution of the global market that happened after the second world war has made competition between manufacturing companies much more difficult than before. In contrast to the days of Fordism, where mass production allowed companies to cut costs and have a profit margin through high productivity, flexibility is currently considered the key to surviving the competition and it require new production systems: information management systems and automated production systems that enable the expansion in product variety. READ MORE
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2. Need satisfaction in the new work context - A quantitative investigation of telework extent's impact on basic need satisfaction
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : The modern workplace is undergoing profound changes. Remote working practices, here referred to as telework, have seen rapid and widespread adoption as governments and organisations across the world enacted pandemic safety measures. READ MORE
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3. A Capabilities Approach to Late Modernity : Flexibility, Singularity, and Human Flourishing in the Labor Market
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : In my paper, I argue that the underlying social ideals of the late modern labor market, namely flexibility and singularity, undermine human flourishing as conceptualized by Martha C. Nussbaum. It is on these grounds, that we should be critical of late modernity. READ MORE
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4. Office Rig
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : This project is a celebration of an office building in Stockholm from the 1960s, by proposing to preserve the existing and make an addition, to enhance what is already there. A premise of the project was to look upon the extension as a parasite. The existing building is a result of a formulated bureaucratic ideal, a piece of text. READ MORE
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5. Preparing for Generation Z: Evidence of How a New Working Generation is Motivated and How Management Can Respond Accordingly
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines a generation taking over the workforce: Generation Z. The purpose is to assess how Gen Z is motivated, how that differs cross-culturally, and ways in which management can respond to maximise job satisfaction and motivation, thereby increasing top talent. READ MORE
