OBJECTIVES This current study investigates the effect of lean management system on work attitudes of workers of two manufacturing companies. "Lean management" is a concept of work processes and human relations that determines company's productivity and profitability. Workers of two enterprises, the first one with lean production and the second one with old mass production, were compared for the...

This paper has illustrated how e-Learning techniques and technology can be used to enhance knowledge management in an enterprise and provide the benefits of both. To implement e-learning, each organization must assess its readiness to the following requirements: infrastructure, knowledge editor, organizational culture, employee attitude, computer usage and technology requirements. The challenge...

PURPOSE To verify the association between readiness to behavioral change and self-reported vocal problems of teachers in schools from the municipal education network of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS The URICA-VOICE scale was used to measure the motivational stages of 138 teachers. Readiness to change was the variable outcome, whereas the independent variables referred to sociod...

The supply of non-cash remuneration: Employer responses Michael Lyons and Will Ward University of Western Sydney This paper compares and contrasts the federal Coalition government’s system of taxing non-cash remuneration with its industrial relations system based on agreement making between employers and employees. It was anticipated that synergies between the two policies would be detected bec...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between psychological empowerment and readiness for organisational change among primary healthcare workers in Iran. METHODS This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study comprised 64 primary health workers in Noorabad, western Iran, and was conducted in 2012. A multi-stage cluster sampling was used for the study. Information was collected using two ...

This commentary provides an overview of the organizational readiness for change (ORC) literature over the last decade, with respect to prevailing definitions, theories, and tools to guide assessment of ORC in preparation for implementation. The development of the OR4KT by Gagnon et al is an important contribution to this body of work. This commentary highlights the strengths of the OR4KT includ...

In the current study we investigated the effect of a brief personalised feedback intervention (BPI), compared to an active control intervention, on outcome measures of (i) alcohol consumption (ii) frequency of binge drinking and (iii) readiness to change (RTC). A sample of 103 college students (mean age=23.85) who consumed alcohol regularly provided baseline measures of drinking behaviour and r...

Patient readiness to adopt new beliefs and coping responses to pain may predict response to multidisciplinary or cognitive-behavioral pain treatments that emphasize changes in beliefs and coping behaviors. According to the transtheoretical model of change, individuals go through specific stages in the process of changing maladaptive behaviors. Based on this model, Kerns et al. (1997) (Kerns RD,...

The emerging competitiveness in the external environment and persistent need for adaptation have led organizations to recognize essence of successful readiness change. While individual organizational outcomes change been discussed existing literature, a lack clarity exists regarding how individuals embrace Using social exchange theory, this empirical research examines impact perceived support h...