A study of "fragrance" on working environment characteristics in VDT work activities
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Empirical evidence shows that fragrance stimulates worker productivity in a VDT environment. This was gleaned from an experiment which tested the use of different types of fragrances on individuals doing VDT work in a controlled laboratory setting. It was found that fragrance affected the concentration and mental stability of workers compared with those under natural condition with no fragrance. Sedative fragrances enhanced productivity while awakening fragrances mitigated the workload in the case of mental work. These results suggest the importance of adapting the types of fragrances to the kind of work, in light of the fact that their effects vary according to the content of the work.
Publication Name: International Journal of Production Economics
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0925-5273
Year: 1999
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Integrating corporate learning with project management
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The promotion of corporate learning was done through an integrative approach to project management. A shift was required from the traditional approach to project management because learning was not a natural outcome of projects. Learning became an integral part of project management due to an alternative structural arrangement for organizing project teams. At the same time, the arrangement offered two dual benefits. These were short-term achievement and long-term capability.
Publication Name: International Journal of Production Economics
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0925-5273
Year: 1997
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