AIM This paper presents an evaluation of a career development policy in South Australia which increased the number of senior staff nurse positions and provided senior registered nurses with time away from clinical duties to undertake agreed projects. We use Kanter's model of structural power and commitment theory to understand the dimensions of this policy. BACKGROUND Development strategies f...

One longitudinal intervention study was conducted at a government agency to examine the effectiveness of a macroergonomic approach for implementing work organization interventions aimed at reducing musculoskeletal injuries. The intervention used a variety of methods, including worker participation, job enrichment, and teamwork to achieve a successful implementation. In this paper, results are p...

abstract introduction: job satisfaction considered as an important factor in increasing productivity, workers belonging and attachment to the work environment and improving the quantity and quality of work . therefore this factor is important in various careers. materials and methods: this is a descriptive-analytic study. it was done between occupational therapists and speech therapists in the ...

The present study investigated the moderating influence of job longevity, age, and high-order needs on the relationships between five separate task dimensions and overall job satisfaction. Basically, it was found that the strength of the task dimension— job satisfaction relationships are significantly affected by job longevity regardless of age and high-order needs. More specifically, three sep...