HESA 5330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Absenteeism, Production Function, Job Performance

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20 Nov 2017

School

Dalhousie University

Department

Health Administration

Course

HESA 5330

Professor

David Persaud

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Ergonomic - based on how humans process information and how their basic biology and physiology affects their perception and physical movement. Aims to improve fit between person and task. Biological - how people react to physical conditions in the workplace. Private offices or larger work spaces, natural lighting, air quality, etc. Engineering (task inventory) - based on work in industrial engineering and scientific management. Assesses tasks performed, who performs them, knowledge and skill required. Psychological - how people think about their jobs and its importance to them. Motivation to do job job performance* (ultimate goal) Job rotation - movement of people between jobs, allows workers to see different aspects of the production function. Job enlargement - results in an increase in horizontal loading. Addition of tasks to a job adds variety. Job enrichment - builds motivational factors into the job. Enriched jobs have increased authority, supervision, management, and decision- making responsibilities (vertical loading)

Related Questions

Use the Social Competencies in Worksite Wellness Table, provided in the Resources, to compare and contrast the typical wellness needs of employees in each of the following workplace settings:

A large automotive plant in Detroit.

A single fast food store in Texas.

Your workplace (or school) community.

Write no more than a few phrases or brief sentences in each table cell. For the purposes of this particular assignment, it is not necessary to conduct exhaustive research, or to investigate any particular real-world workplace. Instead, search for general information based on the type of workplace, its size, and its general location. Keep track of your resources in order to include them in your references list. Notice any statistical trends that may emerge. Focus on discovering the distinctive needs of employees in each setting.

Address the following health care competencies for employees in each of the three environments:

Probable Number and Age of Employees: How many people work at the site, and how old are they, on average? Are there specific health care needs associated with this age group?

Probable Ethnicity of Employees: What are the ethnicities of the employees? Are there health care needs specific to these ethnic groups? Provide typical population percentages, if possible.

Probable Task Health and Safety Needs: What health and safety needs are presented by the job tasks performed by employees? For example, at the fast food restaurant, burn injuries may be a danger. At the motor company, injuries could occur due to repetitive motion, poor lighting, or accidents involving machines.

Probable Hierarchy of Needs: Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (refer to the Unit 5 Studies, speculate on the likeliest needs level motivating employees in this workplace setting.

Individual Focus Change: Consider what individual employees could do to improve their own health and safety at the site.

Community Focus Change: Consider what you, as a health care manager, could do to establish a healthy worksite community.

Policy Focus Change: What policies would you implement?

Social Marketing: How would you market the policies you would propose to the employees?

Remember to address the wellness needs of the employees, not of the consumers who buy the products or services.

HESA 5330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Absenteeism, Production Function, Job Performance

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