Friday, February 27, 2009
[IWS] Dublin Foundation: WORKING CONDITIONS in the EU: WORK ORGANISATION [25 February 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Working conditions in the European Union: Work organisation [25 February 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0862.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/62/en/1/EF0862EN.pdf
[full-text, 74 pages]
Author: Valeyre, Antoine; Lorenz, Edward; Cartron, Damien; Csizmadia, Péter; Gollac, Michel; Illéssy, Miklós; Makó, Csaba
Summary: The quality of the working lives of European citizens is strongly dependent upon the forms of work organisation within which they operate. This report examines the four main types of work organisation that exist in Europe, outlines the characteristics that distinguish them, and looks at their prevalence in terms of sector, occupation, company size and from a cross country perspective. The analysis is based on findings from the fourth European Working Conditions Survey carried out across 31 countries, including the 27 EU Member States. < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0868.htm >An executive summary is available
CONTENTS
Foreword v
EWCS Survey methodology ix
Executive summary 1
Introduction 5
1 Forms of work organisation in the European Union 7
Work organisation variables 9
Main dimensions of work organisation 11
Typology of forms of work organisation 12
Summary 14
2 Structural characteristics of work organisation forms 17
Economic sector 17
Company size 18
Occupational category 18
Demographic characteristics 19
3 Differences between EU Member States in forms of work organisation 21
National differences in forms of work organisation 21
National diversity across the EU15 and NMS 23
4 Human resource management complementarities 27
Further training 28
Employment contracts 28
Payment systems and formal work assessment 29
Work-related discussion and consultation 30
5 Work organisation forms and quality of work and employment 33
Physical risk factors 33
Work-related health or safety risks 35
Working time 36
Intensity of work 37
Worklife balance 38
Intrinsic motivation 38
Psychological working conditions related to HRM or social integration
at work 40
Satisfaction with working conditions 41
Summary 41
Contents
6 Work organisation in micro-enterprises and the non-market sector 43
Micro-enterprises in the market sector 43
Non-market sector 45
7 Conclusions 49
Bibliography 53
Annex 1 57
Annex 2 58
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Working conditions in the European Union: Work organisation [25 February 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0862.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/62/en/1/EF0862EN.pdf
[full-text, 74 pages]
Author: Valeyre, Antoine; Lorenz, Edward; Cartron, Damien; Csizmadia, Péter; Gollac, Michel; Illéssy, Miklós; Makó, Csaba
Summary: The quality of the working lives of European citizens is strongly dependent upon the forms of work organisation within which they operate. This report examines the four main types of work organisation that exist in Europe, outlines the characteristics that distinguish them, and looks at their prevalence in terms of sector, occupation, company size and from a cross country perspective. The analysis is based on findings from the fourth European Working Conditions Survey carried out across 31 countries, including the 27 EU Member States. < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0868.htm >An executive summary is available
CONTENTS
Foreword v
EWCS Survey methodology ix
Executive summary 1
Introduction 5
1 Forms of work organisation in the European Union 7
Work organisation variables 9
Main dimensions of work organisation 11
Typology of forms of work organisation 12
Summary 14
2 Structural characteristics of work organisation forms 17
Economic sector 17
Company size 18
Occupational category 18
Demographic characteristics 19
3 Differences between EU Member States in forms of work organisation 21
National differences in forms of work organisation 21
National diversity across the EU15 and NMS 23
4 Human resource management complementarities 27
Further training 28
Employment contracts 28
Payment systems and formal work assessment 29
Work-related discussion and consultation 30
5 Work organisation forms and quality of work and employment 33
Physical risk factors 33
Work-related health or safety risks 35
Working time 36
Intensity of work 37
Worklife balance 38
Intrinsic motivation 38
Psychological working conditions related to HRM or social integration
at work 40
Satisfaction with working conditions 41
Summary 41
Contents
6 Work organisation in micro-enterprises and the non-market sector 43
Micro-enterprises in the market sector 43
Non-market sector 45
7 Conclusions 49
Bibliography 53
Annex 1 57
Annex 2 58
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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