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Work, Stress, and Health '99: Organization of Work in a Global Economy

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Saturday, March 13, 1999

Paper Sessions and Symposia

"Non-standard Work Arrangements" - 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
1. Psychophysiological Reactions Before, During, and After International Assignment - Ingrid Anderzen, PhD, Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Psychosocial Factors and Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
2. Toward a Model of Healthy Work For Standard and Nonstandard Employees - Catherine Loughlin, PhD, School of Business, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
3. When Nonstandard Work Becomes a Pain: The Association Between Nonstandard Jobs and Working Hours and Work Safety and Health Patterns - Lonnie Golden, PhD, Pennsylvania State University, Delaware County, Media, PA
4. Flexible Work Contracts and Working Hours: A European 15-Country Study - Peter G.W. Smulders, PhD, Netherlands Labour Institute TNO, Hoofddorp, Netherlands
5. Temporary Work and Occupational Safety and Health in Washington State, 1991-1196 - Michael P. Foley, MA, Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, Washington State Department of Labour and Industries, Olympia, WA


"Lean Production and Worker Health" - 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
1. Lean Production and Worker Health - Overall Symposium Abstract - Chair: Paul Landsbergis, EdD, MPH, Division of Hypertension, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
2. Lean But Not Healthy? A Longitudinal Study of the Mental Health Effects of Introducing Lean Production Practices - Sharon K. Parker, PhD, Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
3. The Team Concept: A Worker-Centered Alternative To Lean Production - Michelle Kaminski, PhD, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, Champaign, IL
4. Redesign of Nursing Work: Impact on Job Satisfaction, Quality, and Other Factors - Ann Greiner, MCP, Center for Studying Health System Change, Washington, DC
5. Restructuring in the Health Care Industry: Impact on Worker Health - Susan Wilburn, MPH, American Nurses Association, Washington, DC
6. Do Workers Benefit From Lean Production and Similar New Systems of Work Organization? - Charley Richardson, MBA, Labor Extension Program, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA; and Nancy Lessin, Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, Boston, MA


"Changing Work Organization: Strategies for Survival and Success" - 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
1. Changing Work Organization: Strategies for Survival and Success - Overall Symposium Abstract - Chair: Miki Kivimaki, PhD, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
2. Changes in Perceived Mental Capacity in Association With Age, Gender, and Work Contents - Pekka Huuhtanen, PhD, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
3. The "Reactive Downsizing Dilemma": Changes in Age Structure and Vulnerability to Illness Among Staff - Miki Kivimaki, PhD, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
4. The Workers' Objective and Subjective Career Development During the Building of a New Paper Production Line - Anneli Leppanen, PhD, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
5. What Prevented Burnout? - Raija Kalimo, PhD, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
6. Principles and Strategies to Promote Organizational Health in Small and Medium-Sized Companies - Kari Lindstrom, PhD, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland


"Healthy Work: The Role of Organizational Culture and Management Practices" - 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
1. Work-Family Benefits Are Not Enough: The Importance of Organizational Support - Laura E. Gooler, PhD, Division of Organizational Strategy and Evaluation, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
2. The Role of Management in Injury and Illness Prevention - Judith A. Erickson, PhD, Erickson Associates, Irvine, CA
3. Study of Pilot Management Practices Utilized by the St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots Association - Vincent Cantwell, BS, The Human Factors Group, Linthicum, MD
4. Enforcing Safety Policies in Remote Hazardous Work Areas - Robert H. Peters, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, PA
4. Benchmarking HRM Practices in Healthy Work Organizations - James H. Browne, PhD, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, CO


"The New Organizational Reality: A Changing Workforce and Employment Relationship" - 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
1. Hospital Restructuring and Work-Family Conflict in Women Nurses - Esther R. Greenglass, PhD, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2. Effects of Hospital Restructuring on Full-Time and Part-Time Nursing Staff - Ronald J. Burke, PhD, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. New Organizational Forms: The Strategic Relevance of Future Psychologic Contract Scenarios - Paul Sparrow, PhD, School of Business, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK


"Job Stress and Healthy Work Organizations: Perspectives from Japanese Culture" - 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
1. Job Stress and Healthy Work Organizations: Perspectives from Japanese Culture - Overall Symposium Abstract - Chair: Takashi Haratani, PhD, National Institute of Industrial Health, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Japan
2. Japanese Culture and Job Stress: Toward a Theoretical Integration - Norito Kawakami, MD, Department of Public Health, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
3. Assessing Mental Health of Japanese Workers: Cultural Differences - Noboru Iwata, PhD, Center for Research in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
4. Psychosocial Stress of Working Women in Japan - Takashi Asakura, PhD, Department of Health and Sports Science, Tokyo Gakugei University, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
5. Changing Management Policy and Healthy Work Organizations - Naotaka Watanabe, PhD, Department of Organizational Behavior, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan




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