Measuring a conceptual model of military turnover : a longitudinal perspective.

Conference (2007, May 12)

Le maintien dans l'emploi des travailleurs âgés ou la gestion des âges.

in Chasseigne, G.; Lassarre, D. (Eds.) Stress et Société. Volume III (2006)

Impact of different technologies and viewing conditions on performance in minimal access surgery

Poster (2005, July)

Prospective issues for error detection

in Ergonomics (2005), 48(7), 758-781

From the literature on error detection, the authors select several concepts relating error detection mechanisms and prospective memory features. They emphasize the central role of intention in the ... [more ▼]

From the literature on error detection, the authors select several concepts relating error detection mechanisms and prospective memory features. They emphasize the central role of intention in the classification of the errors into slips/lapses/mistakes, in the error handling process and in the usual distinction between action-based and outcome-based detection. Intention is again a core concept in their investigation of prospective memory theory, where they point out the contribution of intention retrievals, intention persistence and output monitoring in the individual's possibilities for detecting their errors. The involvement of the frontal lobes in prospective memory and in error detection is also analysed. From the chronology of a prospective memory task, the authors finally suggest a model for error detection also accounting for neural mechanisms highlighted by studies on error-related brain activity. [less ▲]

Impact of flexibility practices and changes in work environments on worker well-being.

Conference (2005, May 15)

Impact of flexibility practices and changes in work environments on worker well-being

in Sinangil, H.; Avallone, F.; Caetano, A. (Eds.) Convivence in organizations and society (2005)

Prospective issues in error detection

in Ergonomics (2005), 48(7), 758-781

Error detection has not received much attention from the scientists since human error has been shown as the main cause of accident in complex systems. However, reducing the consequences of error depends ... [more ▼]

Error detection has not received much attention from the scientists since human error has been shown as the main cause of accident in complex systems. However, reducing the consequences of error depends largely on error detection. The goal of this paper is to synthesize the existing scientific knowledge on error detection, mostly based on studies conducted in laboratory or self reporting and to complete it through the analysis of a corpus of cases collected in a complex system: anaesthesia, in order to better describe how this knowledge can be used to improve our understanding of error detection modes. We used an anaesthesia accident reporting system we developed and organized at two Belgium University Hospitals to collect information about the error detection patterns. Results show that detection of errors principally occurred through standard check. We found significant relationships between the type of error, the type of error detection pattern, and the training level of the anaesthetist who committed the error. [less ▲]

Analyse du discours de travailleurs confrontés à des changements organisationnels : une perspective transactionnelle .

in Travail Humain (Le) (2004), 67(3), 257-281

Downsizing, restructuring and lay-offs have become recurrent practices among companies today. Whilst the consequences of such major changes on individual well-being are well documented, little is known ... [more ▼]

Downsizing, restructuring and lay-offs have become recurrent practices among companies today. Whilst the consequences of such major changes on individual well-being are well documented, little is known about the nature of work environment changes. confronting workers and how they appraise these events. The objective of the present study was to combine quantitative and qualitative data in order to get a better understanding of organizational changes from a transactional perspective. Fifty-seven workers-from seven companies were interviewed. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed along three axes (a) What were the changes confronting workers ? (b) How did they react to these changes (c) How did they perceive the way their company dealt with these changes ? Results indicate that workers were mainly confronted with changes among colleagues and supervisors, changes in terms of workload as weft as task content. Moreover, it appears that not all changes were appraised negatively. With regard to the. consequences. reported by, workers, the findings reported in existing literature were generally supported by the current data. Workers reported a. general deterioration of their quality of life, a degradation of working climate and an increase in job insecurity as a result of organizational changes. Finally, workers indicated that the way companies managed changes was not really efficient. Workers complained mainly about information. They reported that they were either poorly informed or not informed at all about future changes. In conclusion, this study stresses the need for a qualitative analysis of the experience of workers confronted with organisational changes. [less ▲]

A multidimensional measure of job control (the WOCCQ) : towards a structural model of job stress.

Conference (2003, May 17)

Working Conditions as Discriminating Factor for Elderly Workers : analyse of the WOCCQ database

Poster (2003, May)