Search for dissertations about: "work technique"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1872 swedish dissertations containing the words work technique.

2. 1. Protecting Our Children : A comparative study of the dynamics of structure, intervention and their interplay in Swedish child welfare and Canadian child protection

   Author : Evelyn Grace Khoo; Lennart Nygren; Ulf Hyvönen; Gudrun Kristinsdottir; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social service; child welfare; child protection; social services; comparative; cross-national; social work; Socialt arbete; Social work; Socialt arbete;

   Abstract : This dissertation is a case study of how two agencies in Umeå, Sweden and Barrie, Canada protect children found in need of child welfare services. The project's purposes are to describe how children are protected from harm in these two contexts, to illuminate the similarities and differences in the child welfare systems reflected at the local level, and explicate the significance of uncovered similarities and differences. READ MORE

4. 2. Work technique in lifting and patient transfer tasks

   Author : Katarina Kjellberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : age; biomechanics; gender; lifting; low back disorders; methods; observations; nurses; patient comfort; patient handling; patient; safety; work technique;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and develop methods for describing, analysing and assessing work technique in lifting and patient transfer tasks, and to study how the work technique is related to personal factors and aspects of patient quality and safety. The focus was on work technique features with implications for musculoskeletal load and for the development of musculoskeletal disorders. READ MORE

5. 3. The Collaborative Challenge of Product Development : Exploring Sustainable Work Systems Through Critical Incidents in R&D Alliances

   Author : Lars Uppvall; Matti Kaulio; Pär Åhlström; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; R D Alliances; product development; sustainable work systems; critical incident technique; operational work; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to empirically study challenges and opportunities in the operational work in contract-based R&D alliances in order to increase the understanding of this type of work system and explore how these work systems could be sustainable. Based on the concept of sustainable work systems, this thesis addresses issues of how work in R&D alliance should support both the competitiveness of the firm as well as regeneration of human resources. READ MORE

6. 4. Physical load, psychosocial and individual factors in visual display unit work

   Author : Jens Wahlström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; computer work; musculoskeletal symptoms; working; technique; psychosocial factors; physical load; muscular tension; mental; stress;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore associations between physicalload, psychosocial and individual factors in visual display unit (VDU)work. Furthermore, the aim was to investigate whether perceived musculartension is a predictor of neck pain among VDU operators. READ MORE

7. 5. Aiming at Moving Targets : Applying Cognitive Work Analysis to Work Domains in Transition

   Author : Ida Löscher; Anders Arweström Jansson; Åsa Cajander; Camilla Fröjd; Stas Krupenia; Catherine Burns; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; cognitive work analysis; work domain analysis; control task analysis; strategies analysis; abstraction hierarchy; contextual activity template; activity prioritization; systems design; heavy vehicle development; long haul trucks; intensive care; nursing; digitalization.; Computer Science with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot människa-datorinteraktion;

   Abstract : The design of IT systems for complex work environments is essential for workers to be able to operate more effectively and efficiently. To design a system that supports the workers' specific tasks we need to understand the work demands and the context in which the system operates. READ MORE