Kaizen events are an increasingly common organizational improvement mechanism aimed at work area transformation and employee development. While many anecdotal design prescriptions exist, there is little empirical evidence of which input and process factors are most strongly related to Kaizen event outcomes in practice. This paper uses results from a field study of 51 events in six manufacturing...

Recently acknowledged central constructs of psychological capital (consisting of the positive psychological resources; resilience, optimism, hope, and efficacy) has been demonstrated to be related to various employee attitude, behavioral, and performance outcomes. In this study, positive central constructs of psychological capital have been conceptually and empirically demonstrated to be relate...

Life and activities are greatly influenced by the respiratory system. Typically, mild complaints symptoms first sign of tract disease. This study's objective is to identify those factors. associated with problems among workers at Lalolo corn refinery in Karo Regency such as working hours, smoking practices, time, PPE use. A quantitative approach a cross-sectional was used research. The populace...

introduction: the old age is one of the vulnerable classes of people in every society. the most important issue concerning the improvement of health and quality of life of the old age deals with preservation of a high degree of their independence in physical activities and continuation of an active life. the present research aimed at comparing the effect of two types of physical activity in wat...

background and objectives: today, management is one of the most important factors in hospital effectiveness and performance. the objective of this study was to assess the management skills of administrators in hospitals of tehran university of medical sciences and to identify how these skills are related to effective management.   methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out o...

This paper investigates the empirical association between corporate tax avoidance and employee treatment. Using both aggressive innocuous measures MSCI ESG’s “Employee Relations” dimension, we provide strong evidence of a positive relationship two constructs. Our findings are robust to various testing also indicates that is driven by “strengths” dimension treatment for risky “concerns” avoidanc...