Background A multipurpose health worker (MPHW) is the key functionary and the first contact person in a subcenter. This study explores the workload of MPHWs in the multifarious domains of their activities and also assesses their time utilization pattern. Methods A time and motion study was conducted among 19 auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs) and 10 HWs male (M) from six selected primary health ...

the authors of “management matters: a leverage point for health systems strengthening in global health,” raise a crucial issue. because more effective management can contribute to better performing health systems, attempts to strengthen health systems require attention to management. as a guide toward management capacity building, the authors outline a comprehensive set of core management compe...

Abstract Introduction: The aim of the study was to describe teachers’ views on professional development activities, frequency participation such activities and effectiveness these (PD) activities. What’s more, it aimed analyse relationship between PD that teachers participated their job satisfaction (JS). Methods: sample comprised 357 teachers. In order seek answers research questions, correlat...

How are tasks bundled into and across jobs within organizations? In this paper, I develop a model of this process of job design by drawing on a multisite qualitative study of task allocation following the installation of a DNA sequencer. The model that emerges is one of the assembly of tasks through multiple subassembly processes with multiple assemblers. Four activities produced requirements a...

Combating long-term unemployment remains a central strand of policies to promote social and labour market inclusion. One area of increasing concern is that the longterm unemployed (and especially those residing in disadvantaged communities) can find themselves isolated from the diverse social networks that can contribute to effective job seeking. This article draws on interviews conducted with ...

This is a theoretical study on the work capacity of elderly people based on the Social Identity Theory—SIT. In that perspective, work capacity can be considered as the result of a dynamic process. It refers to the worker’s skills to execute professional activities according to the job requirements and his/her health condition. The SIT aims to highlight the existing impact on people’s behavior w...

• I develop a model where finding work requires effort and monetary expenses. • The model assumes search effort, savings, and search capital are hidden actions. • I use the model to determine the optimal unemployment insurance (UI) policy. • Without savings high upfront benefits is optimal so search expenses are affordable. • With savings UI should be high for the long-term unemployed. a b s t ...

Using longitudinal data of IT professionals’ activities in the SAP Community Network, and the career histories of these professionals, obtained from LinkedIn, we investigate the relationship between an individual’s participation in Internet-enabled open knowledge communities and a major event of her career development: job-hopping. We measure individual participation in open knowledge communiti...

This study investigated how perceived job stress and health status differ, as well as the relationships to inbound (incoming calls) versus outbound (outgoing calls) calling activities, for call center workers in a bank in Taiwan. The sample bank employed 289 call center workers at the time of the survey, ranging in age from 19 to 54 yr old. Data were obtained on individual factors, health compl...