Decent work: An aim for all made by all

Ferraro, Tânia; Pais, Leonor; Santos, Nuno Rebelo dos

doi:10.20472/ss2015.4.3.003

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“…While the various instruments available for measuring decent work have helped to guide national policies on the subject in several countries, some limitations of these measurements have also been reported. Both researchers and policy-makers face several obstacles: (a) different levels of economic, political and social development at a national level (Ghai, 2003a;Godfrey, 2003); (b) the high degree of interdependence between countries, which makes measurements of decent work inaccurate at the national level (Ferraro, Pais and dos Santos, 2015); (c) different systems of social security and protection (Ghai, 2003b); (d) different labour markets (Fields, 2003;Godfrey, 2003); (e) a wide diversity of working conditions; and (f) different sources and instruments depending on the country (Ahmed, 2003;Bescond, Châtaignier and Mehran, 2003;Bonnet, Figueiredo and Standing, 2003). These differences have a negative effect on the accuracy of the information, which makes cross-country comparisons difficult (Anker et al, 2002 and and hinders the creation of a single index, similar to the Human Development Index (Anker et al, 2002;Godfrey, 2003).…”

Section: Measurement Of Decent Workmentioning

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The Decent Work Questionnaire: Development and validation in two samples of knowledge workers

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International Labour Review

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This research develops a Decent Work Questionnaire (DWQ) to measure workers’ perceptions of decent work. Current measurements of decent work are almost completely lacking at the individual worker level of analysis, and this study contributes to filling the gap. The authors designed their DWQ based on the substantive elements used by the ILO in its Decent Work Agenda, with the final 31‐item version of the DWQ yielding seven factors related to decent work. Showing good reliability coefficient values and good convergent and discriminant validity, this DWQ could open up new avenues for empirical studies on the concept of decent work.

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The Decent Work Questionnaire: Development and validation in two samples of knowledge workers

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Santos

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International Labour Review

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“…The adaptation and fitting together is a process that continues until a certain level of congruence among all components is achieved. Considering the "decent work" movement, it is very important to align activities not only for operational purposes, but also for supporting human wellbeing and satisfaction (Ferraro, Pais & Dos Santos, 2015).…”

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A Framework for Data Collection in Facility Programming: The Subject-Object Approach

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2019

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This study presents a framework designed to enable facility programming scholars to more easily handle the extremely large amounts of information they typically utilize, to guide the development of their research designs and procedures, and to suggest process structure. This framework's development was informed by both Activity Theory and Systems Theory and synthesizes knowledge about the most important aspects and layers of the sociospatial realm, articulating those analytical clusters that can be used as guides for developing programmatic research designs. The framework created is general enough to cover a wide variety of building types and programming situations. It is also flexible enough to be modified in multiple ways, including the possible addition of vast amounts of supplementary detail, to custom fit a specific facility programming project. The idea of creating a flexible guiding framework is based on the notion that in each programmatic situation content must be updated and aligned with specific organizational realities. Although very important to have theoretical support and shared research experience, each facility programming project is different and requires the adaptation of existing knowledge, as well as methodological erudition and proficiency to deal with the idiosyncrasies that emerge; all of which are possible with this framework. As such, this framework is foundational and pliable enough for further adaptation.The essence of this framework is reflected in by a matrix consisting of vertical and horizontal axes. This matrix emphasizes those facets most important to exploring sociospatial structures and relationships. The horizontal axis of the framework is based on an activity model that consists of agents, their goals, activities, necessary conditions, and the built environment. The vertical axis includes three levels or scales for analyzing the social realm: organization, groups and individuals. Each matrix cell provides information that can be used to develop guidelines for developing customized programmatic research designs and instruments. Each of the resulting 15 cells in this matrix is elaborated in detail. We believe that this framework will make significant contributions to the area of facility programming by providing an easily accessible and useful tool to area experts. This level falls between those of the organization and the individual. It may be subdivided into layers if necessary, depending on the type and structure of the organization, the size of the

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“…Ils présentent cependant certaines limitations, soulignées par les chercheurs et les décideurs politiques. Leur utilisation est rendue malaisée notamment par: a) la diversité des niveaux de développement économique, politique et social entre les pays (Ghai, 2003a;Godfrey, 2003); b) le degré élevé d'interdépendance entre les pays, qui rend les mesures du travail décent imprécises à l'échelon national (Ferraro, Pais et Rebelo dos Santos, 2015); c) les différences entre les systèmes de sécurité et de protection sociales (Ghai, 2003b); d) la disparité des marchés du travail (Fields, 2003;Godfrey, 2003); e) la diversité considérable des conditions de travail; et enfin, f) la diversité des sources et des instruments d'un pays à l'autre (Ahmed, 2003;Bescond, Châtaignier et Mehran, 2003;Bonnet, Figueiredo et Standing, 2003). Toutes ces différences compromettent la précision des informations, ce qui rend ardue toute comparaison internationale (Anker et coll., 2002(Anker et coll., et 2003 et fait obstacle à la création d'un indicateur universel, du type de l'Indice de développement humain (Anker et coll., 2002;Godfrey, 2003).…”

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Élaboration et validation d'un questionnaire sur le travail décent

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Pais

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Revue Int du Travail

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Résumé Les auteurs cherchent à élaborer un outil de mesure du travail décent reposant sur un questionnaire inédit axé sur les perceptions des travailleurs. Les items proposés se fondent sur les «éléments fondamentaux» du travail décent selon l'OIT. Une première version de soixante‐douze items est administrée sur deux grands échantillons au Portugal et au Brésil. Les analyses factorielles exploratoire et confirmatoire menées sur cette base permettent d'isoler sept facteurs spécifiques et un facteur global du travail décent. Avec de bons coefficients de fiabilité et une bonne validité convergente et discriminante, le questionnaire proposé ouvre la voie à de nouvelles études empiriques dans le domaine.

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Decent work: An aim for all made by all

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Cited by 27 publications

References 7 publications

The Decent Work Questionnaire: Development and validation in two samples of knowledge workers

The Decent Work Questionnaire: Development and validation in two samples of knowledge workers

A Framework for Data Collection in Facility Programming: The Subject-Object Approach

Élaboration et validation d'un questionnaire sur le travail décent

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