| Document ID (ISN) | 110408 |
| CIS number |
09-1415 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0019-8366 - Industrial Health |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lu J.L. |
| Title |
Manufacturing work and organizational stresses in export processing zones |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 2009, Vol.47, No.5, p.543-550. 31 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.jniosh.go.jp/en/indu_hel/pdf/IH_47_5_543.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This survey investigated the interaction between organizational and management factors among workers and supervisors in manufacturing units in export processing zones in the Philippines. The survey involved 23 establishments, 630 workers, and 47 supervisors. Both workers and supervisors reported health problems and job dissatisfaction. The most prevalent issues among workers were the need to upgrade skills, being pressured at work, fast paced work, repetitive work, and that work is both physically and mentally tiring. Supervisors described their work as challenging and stimulating, needing regular upgrading of skills and needing literacy in information technology. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
manufacturing industries; Philippines; stress factors; conditions of work; psychology of work organization |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
speed of work; repetitive work; physical workload; mental workload; vocational training; role of supervisory staff; motivation; work aptitude; questionnaire survey; cross-sectional study; fatigue |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Philippines |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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| Browse category(ies) |
Mental stress and burnout
Psychology of work organization
Psychological factors
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