BACKGROUND AND AIMS Work related asthma (WRA) is one of the most frequently reported occupational lung diseases in a number of industrialised countries. A better understanding of work aggravated asthma (WAA), as well as work related new onset asthma (NOA), is needed to aid in prevention efforts. METHODS WAA and NOA in the United States were compared using cases reported to the National Instit...

Over the past decades, globalization has led to a huge increase in the migration of workers, as well as students. This paper develops a simple two-step model that describes the decisions of an individual vis-à-vis education and migration, and presents a unified model, wherein the two migration decisions are combined into a single, unique model. This paper shows that under the plausible assumpti...

S. L. Kogan M. J. Muller We present an ethnographic study in which we examine the ways collaborative knowledge work gets done in a process-oriented environment. The purpose of the study is to identify the kinds of support that knowledge workers could benefit from and to make recommendations for tools that might provide such support. The participants in this study, knowledge workers in various b...

Five hundred and seventy one matches in the Australian Football League [AFL] had ground hardness measured using a Penetrometer, over the period 1997-2000. The method used was 3 drops at each of 20 locations over the playing field on the morning before games. Anterior Cruciate Ligament [ACL] injuries were recorded using an ongoing injury surveillance system. There was a non-significant trend tow...

Abstract Within any professional practice, knowledge developments to support service delivery and to understand roles inherent within that practice context are critical. The purpose of this article is to present findings from case study research that used the AUSPRAC Research Toolkit Interview Schedule and to propose an additional theme to the Interview Schedule. Case Study method was used to e...

The workflow scheme plays a vital role in the development of business partnerships. Different organizations are included in this cross-organizational work flow. The workflow structure uses the business cases which enables the business integration. To carry out the processes, different security measures have to be imparted which set off workflow signature throughout each task. It provide commerc...

Article history: Received October 10, 2011 Received in Revised form October, 3, 2011 Accepted 10 December 2011 Available online 15 December 2011 Job satisfaction plays an important role on having sustainable growth in any business units. When an unsatisfied employee leaves, the business unit not only loses an employee but also it loses an intangible asset. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate...

Describes a case research study into how knowledge workers adopt telework as an alternative work arrangement. It reports how knowledge workers in two New Zealand organisations organise their workload to take advantage of the information and Internet technology available to them in their work and home environments. The findings of the study indicate that knowledge workers are inclined to use hom...

This is a case study of a public insurance company’s conversion of long-standing paper-based work processes to an electronic document management system, “E-File”, with imaging, data integration, and automated workflow. Simultaneously, significant redesign occurred in jobs and organization structure, business processes, and people development. The E-File experience is an imperfect but powerful i...