High Performance Organization (HPO) characteristics indicate why an organization is able to achieve significantly better results than other organizations and these characteristics can facilitate associations to optimize employees’ work outcomes. The independent professional (IP) is an increasingly …

A large share of urban freight in cities is related to construction works. Construction is required to create attractive, sustainable and economically viable cities. When activities at and around construction sites are not managed effectively, they can have a negative impact on the cities liveability. …

Patient safety increasingly depends on health professionals' ability to deal with the technological, organisational and social complexity of their working environment. The operating room (OR) is such a complex dynamic environment, not just because of the increasing use of technology, such as information …

The next generation fulfilment centres are large logistic properties that respond to the growth of business to consumer e-commerce. To respond appropriately, these custom-made properties have to provide an optimal environment aligned to the e-retail strategy to generate as much productivity, cost reduction …

This paper presents work aimed at improved organization and performance of production in housing renovation projects. The purpose is to explore and demonstrate the potential of lean work organization and industrialized product technology to improve workflow and productive time. The research included …

Drop-out from the nursing profession is increasing, while at the same time the healthcare job market is rapidly expanding. Research on retaining nurses from the start of their career is scarce. The overall aim of the SPRiNG project is to develop a targeted program addressing the resilience of new graduate …

From the article: Abstract Business rules (BR’s) play a critical role in an organization’s daily activities. With the increased use of BR (solutions) and ever increasing change frequency of BR’s the interest in modifiability guidelines that address the manageability of BR’s has increased as well. A …

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are universally prevalent among all age and gender groups and across all socio-demographic strata of society. Besides causing pain and decreased functional capacity, MSDs have a substantial influence on work capacity and quality of life. Altogether, they inflict an enormous …

Within the sustainable business, to become an organization environment and human friendly is important. Sustainable business needs protecting the environment which provides the factors of production. The concept of sustainable environment business development which has important notions, without disregarding …

Purpose: To present a new Value Adding Management model in order to support decision makers in identifying appropriate interventions to add value to the organisation, to manage its implementation, and to measure the output and outcomes. Theory: The paper builds on value adding management theories and …