Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and Workforce Development

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and Workforce Development

Author: Nancy E. Waldeck

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-14

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1135695660

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This study examines the relationship between organizational performance, advanced manufacturing technologies and workforce development activities. In response to domestic and international competitive pressures, manufacturers are making increasing expenditures in both labor and technology. Both corporate and government surveys report that billions of dollars a year are spent for worker training and new technology by U.S. manufacturers. Despite these expenditures, little empirical evidence exists about the relationship between worker development activities and advanced technologies or the organizational outcomes from their combined use. In this study, multiple workforce development activities and advanced technology were defined and compared to several types of organizational performance at a variety of manufacturing plants in the Midwest. Human resource managers completed surveys that assessed areas of worker development, technology, environment and technology-driven workplace needs. Results indicate modest support for the relationship between technology, workforce development and organizational performance. Strong support, however, was found for the relationship between relational and skill needs due to changes in technology and the plant emphasis on process and individual worker development. This suggest that managerial perceptions regarding workplace changes from technology may be amore important factor than the technology itself in determining the type of workforce development activities provided. In addition, findings supported the use of multiple workforce development activities.


Just a Temp

Just a Temp

Author: Maureen Martella

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1997-08

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 0788146157

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Examines the temporary work industry with a focus on the group dominating the temporary workforce -- women in administrative support clerical positions. It analyzes both quantitative and qualitative data collected from a survey of temporary workers in Philadelphia and its suburbs, follow-up in-depth interviews with a sub-sample of the respondents, and personal interviews with owners and managers of temp services. Areas examined include: reasons for temp work, relations with employment services, skills and training, and compensation and benefits. Contains tables and a sample questionnaire.


Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age

Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age

Author: M. Honey

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2022-02-25

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 1643682210

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Nurses and midwives must increasingly work in multi-disciplinary teams and engage with patients to navigate the data and information central to today’s digitally-driven healthcare system. This book presents the proceedings of NI 2021, the 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics. Originally planned to be held in 2020, the international year of the nurse and midwife, but postponed due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the conference, with the theme of nursing and midwifery in the digital age, was eventually held as a virtual event from 23 August to 2 September 2021, and the organizers made the decision to take advantage of its virtual nature and extend it to 9 days, with each day focusing on a different theme. This is reflected in the organization of the book, and the 212 papers included here, of which 67 are full papers with the remainder being workshop, panel, case study, and poster abstracts, are grouped into 9 sections. The papers were selected from a total of 437 submissions from more than 40 countries and cover: data analytics and the use of nursing data; digital health nursing workforce development; health policy, service delivery and ethics; informatics in clinical care; innovation and entrepreneurship in nursing; integrated and connected care; nursing information systems; patient participation and citizen involvement; and systems implementation and digital workplaces. Highlighting developments in nursing and midwifery and the way in which nurses and midwives are embracing the digital age, the book will be of interest to all those involved in healthcare today.


Human Computer Interaction and Emerging Technologies

Human Computer Interaction and Emerging Technologies

Author: Fernando Loizides

Publisher: Cardiff University Press

Published: 2020-05-07

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 191165313X

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The INTERACT Conferences are an important platform for researchers and practitioners in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) to showcase their work. They are organised biennially by the International Federation for Information Processing Technical Committee on Human–Computer Interaction (IFIP TC13), a committee of 30 member national societies and 9 Working Groups. The 17th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT 2019) took place during 2-6 September 2019 in Paphos, Cyprus. The conference was held at the Coral Beach Hotel Resort, and was co-sponsored by the Cyprus University of Technology and Tallinn University, in cooperation with ACM and ACM SIGCHI. With an emphasis on inclusiveness, these conferences work to lower the barriers that prevent people in developing countries from participating in conferences. As a multidisciplinary field, HCI requires interaction and discussion among diverse people with different interests and backgrounds. This volume contains the Adjunct Proceedings to the 17th INTERACT Conference, and comprises a series of papers from the workshops. It follows the INTERACT Conference tradition of the publication of adjunct proceedings by a University Press which has a connection to the conference itself. This tradition has been established to enhance the outreach and reputation of the University Press chosen. For INTERACT 2019, both the Conference Program Chair, Dr Fernando Loizides, and the Adjunct Proceedings Chair of the conference, Dr Usashi Chatterjee, work at Cardiff University which is the home of Cardiff University Press.


Basic Reading Skills

Basic Reading Skills

Author: Peter Howard

Publisher: Pascal Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 9781741251661

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The Basic Reading Skills series aims to help primary-aged children wi th reading and comprehension using short pieces of writing. Each page co mprises a self-contained, one-page exercise, ensuring children only need to focus on one simple activity at a time. In today's world, most child ren probably read less than their parents or grandparents did at the sam e age. Distractions such as television and video games take up many hour s that could be spent in reading. To excel in reading requires plenty of practice. In this book your child will find: over 6 0 pages of reading exercises to help practise and develop reading and co mprehension one-page activities with easy-to-follow questions a range of tasks covering different skills in reading p ractice in understanding texts, predicting words, working with anagrams and sorting words into groups