Duurzame inzetbaarheid bevorderen in de bouwnijverheid: Je gezondheid in de steigers

Karen Oude Hengel onderzocht tijdens haar promotietraject de duurzame inzetbaarheid van bouwvakkers. De vergrijzing en stijgende pensioenkosten maken langer doorwerken van de beroepsbevolking noodzakelijk. Werknemers in de bouw verlaten echter nog altijd vroegtijdig de arbeidsmarkt: in 2012 was de gemiddelde pensioenleeftijd 62,5 jaar. Sectoren...

A Sound Change: Ways to Support Employees' Well-Being during Organizational Restructuring

It is evident that different kinds of restructuring activities are part of modern work life, and most employees will face restructuring at some point during their working life. This chapter gives an overview of the effect of restructuring on the well-being of employees and presents the main principles of a sound organizational change process...

Workplace Innovation and Consequences for Employees and Organisational Performance in the Netherlands

Based on ‘Netherlands Employer Work Survey’(NEWS) data this paper investigates the consequences of workplace innovation for employee and organisational performance in The Netherlands. The NEWS is a unique, two-yearly held survey among 5.000 establishments of public and private organisations on policies and practices of Dutch employers,...

Redesign of earth-moving machines: it’s also in the details

Chapter 19 describes the development of a new machine for 2015. However, increasing comfort does not always require a very expensive and impressive improvement. In this chapter, minor changes in vehicles are introduced to reduce discomfort and improve comfort. © 2005 by CRC Press LLC.