Abstract:The European situation of new forms of work organisation and stress risks in jobs are described against the 'decentralisationhuman factor orientation model', which discerns types of work organisation. 'Flexible firms' based on lean production have the highest probability of high strain jobs, predicting negative health effects. Among European employees, those working in high strain work organisations report the highest number of complaints with musculoskeletal problems, allergies and asthma and stress-related p… Show more
“…This is even more important as the dominant trend in new forms of work organization appears to be "lean production", indicating growing stress risks for employees (8).…”
Section: Quality Of Working Life and Organizational Performancementioning
“…This is even more important as the dominant trend in new forms of work organization appears to be "lean production", indicating growing stress risks for employees (8).…”
Section: Quality Of Working Life and Organizational Performancementioning
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