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Social Network Services Addiction in the Workplace

  • Choi, Youngkeun;Chu, Kyounghee;Choi, Eun-Jung
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.249-259
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    • 2019
  • Studies looking at many aspects of SNS addiction have dramatically increased in recent years. Most of the SNS addiction research has focused on individual behaviors. There is little academic research about SNS addiction in the workplace. This study, therefore, plans to examine the organizational behaviors related to SNS addiction in the workplace. We investigate whether negative behaviors in the workplace induce SNS addiction, and how SNS addiction influences the organizational or social attitudes of employees. We also explore the possible mediating effect of SNS addiction. We use an online survey and collected 285 responses from office workers in South Korea. The results tested by a structural equation modeling indicate, first, that both abusive supervision and workplace bullying have aroused SNS addiction among employees; second, employees' SNS addiction increases both from work-to-family-conflicts and family-to-work-conflicts; and third, SNS addiction fully mediates the relationship between abusive supervision and workplace bullying, as well as the relationship among abusive supervision, workplace bullying, and work-family conflicts. The study finds that abusive supervision and workplace bullying are important antecedents of SNS addiction, and that SNS addiction affects conflicts in both work-to-family and family-to-work situations. Therefore, companies should be cognizant of potential mediating influences in monitoring employees' SNS usage in order to improve their work environments.

A study on related factors of knee joint pain in teachers (일선 교사들의 무릎관절 통증에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • Park Don-mork
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.106-115
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    • 2002
  • This study examined on the causes of chronic pain in the knee joint that was related to the aspects of teacher's job and daily lives. The subjects of investigation in this study include 237 of teachers who work at the elementary, middle and high schools. The chronic pain of knee joint of the subjects' is mainly related to their stress, and also to the vehicle that they normally use(p<0.05). This study aims at grasping the frequency of the pain which is caused by a knee joint's stress when teachers teach in a standing-up posture for many hours, looking at the aspects in the pain of knee joint that are related to job, being conducive to the development of the pain-cure, and, in addition, presenting an effective countermeasure to related agencies in order to prevent such diseases as arthritis.

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Antimicrobial-resistant Bacteria: An Unrecognized Work-related Risk in Food Animal Production

  • Neyra, Ricardo Castillo;Vegosen, Leora;Davis, Meghan F.;Price, Lance;Silbergeld, Ellen K.
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.85-91
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    • 2012
  • The occupations involved in food animal production have long been recognized to carry significant health risks for workers, with special attention to injuries. However, risk of pathogen exposure in these occupations has been less extensively considered. Pathogens are a food safety issue and are known to be present throughout the food animal production chain. Workers employed at farms and slaughterhouses are at risk of pathogen exposure and bacterial infections. The industrialization of animal farming and the use of antimicrobials in animal feed to promote growth have increased the development of antimicrobial resistance. The changed nature of these pathogens exposes workers in this industry to new strains, thus modifying the risks and health consequences for these workers. These risks are not yet recognized by any work-related health and safety agency in the world.

The Evaluation of Workload on Lower Limbs Muscles in Imbalanced Lower Limbs Postures Using EMG for Preventing WMSDs (근골격계 질환 예방을 위한 하지의 불균형 작업자세에서 근전도를 이용한 하지 근육의 작업부하 평가)

  • Hong, Chang-Woo;Kim, Yu-Chang
    • Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.81-85
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    • 2009
  • Work related musculoskeletal disorders(WMSDs) was a leading cause of sick leave and injuries in the industries of our country. Posture was an important consideration in the design of work method and workplaces, because it affected the ability of workers to use various equipments and influenced how long they could perform their job without feeling discomfort, fatigue, and musculoskeletal disorders. Imbalanced lower limb postures such as a squatting posture were awkward working postures common to the shipbuilding shops, farms, automobiles assembly lines in our country. Different awkward working postures were known to be associated with specific musculoskeletal disorders. Eight postures in lower limb postures divided into balanced and imbalanced postures were evaluated by electromyographic(EMG) activity for lower limb muscles. Twelve male subjects participated in this study. This paper was to analyze the effects of lower limb muscles workload according to lower limb postures(knee angle) and working time. The ANOVA results showed that most EMG root mean square(RMS) values were statistically significant effect according to lower limb postures(knee angle) and working time. Therefore, the results of this study will provide the basis to evaluate workload of lower limb postures correctly adopted by workers in various jobs and the ergonomic reference to prevent WMSDs.

Study on Legal Regulations for Utilization of Drone in Private Security (민간경비에서 드론 활용과 법적 규제에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Kye Won;Seo, Jin Seok
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.163-178
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    • 2017
  • Recently, drone applications have been expanded not only in the military and security fields but also in daily life such as commercial and sports, and there is also a growing interest in using drone for private security work. This study focuses on the discussion on the use of drones in private security, drones regulation in the related laws such as the Private Security Act and the Aviation Safety Law, and major issues in accepting the Private Security Act. First, it focuses on the scope of private security work as defined by the Private Security Act, focusing on the use of drones as surveillance, information gathering, guidance and warning services, evacuation services, search and related material transport services, respectively. Second, the related laws for the use of drones in private security work include the Private Security Act and the Aviation Safety Act. However, the Private Security Act does not prescribe the current drones and the use of drones is regulated by Aviation Safety Act. Third, it is necessary to adjust the qualifications and authority range of security guards in the Private Security Act, to accept the drones as a type of security equipment, and to consider how countermeasures against threat types using drones should be accepted in the Private Security Act.

A Comparative Study on the Paid Work Time and Work-Leisure Balance by Household Income (가구소득별 유급노동 시간과 일-여가 균형에 관한 국가비교)

  • Noh, Hye Jin;Hwang, Eunjung
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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    • v.49 no.1
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    • pp.51-83
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    • 2018
  • This study examines whether the widening gap between income groups is worsening in the distribution of time use, similar to the worsening of income distribution after the IMF. To do this, we conducted multilevel analysis (HLM) on six countries including France, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and Korea. The results of the analysis are as follows. First, in all countries, low income groups have a longer paid working time and shorter leisure time. Second, the low income groups in Korea have the longest paid work time and the shortest leisure time, the lowest level of work-leisure balance, and this aspect has not recovered since the IMF. Third, as the result of multilevel analysis, the lower the household income, the more time paid labor increased and the work-leisure balance decreased. Fourth, while average annual working hours increase paid working time, the expansion of family policy expenditure, redistribution policy and income maintenance policy has reduced it. Fifth, the annual average working hours decreased the work-leisure balance, but the family policy expenditure, the redistribution policy and the income guarantee policy increased the work-leisure balance. The significance of this study is that after the IMF, not only the income distribution but also the inequality among the income class in time use has deepened. Based on the results of the research this study suggests the reinforcement of labor time regulation, the activation of parental leave system, the realization of the income replacement rate, the expansion of the policy related to income redistribution, and the complementary development of the income guarantee and the time guarantee policy as the policy intervention strategy that restructures time.

Awareness of Asbestos and Action Plans for Its Exposure can Help Lives Exposed to Asbestos

  • Lee, Hu-Jang;Park, Eun-Kee;Wilson, Donald;Tutkun, Engin;Oak, Chulho
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.84-86
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    • 2013
  • Despite the fact that asbestos is a known carcinogen to humans, it is still used in industrialized countries, especially Asian countries. The global incidence of asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) due to the past use of asbestos, continues to increase, although many countries have adopted a total ban on asbestos use. The implementation of effective strategies to eliminate ARDs is therefore an important challenge in Asia, where asbestos is still mined and consumed. Collaborative efforts and strategies at the local and international levels are vital, in the pursuit toward the elimination of ARDs in this region.

DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE BASED SELECTION PROCESS FOR FINISHING MATERIALS AT BUILDING DESIGN PHASE

  • Su-Ho Yun;Hyun-Soo Park;Gyu-Tae Noh;Hye-Rin Lee;Kyo-Jin Koo
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2011.02a
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    • pp.209-212
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    • 2011
  • Selection of finishing materials in the design stage is an important management factor in terms of use safety and satisfaction, and work cost and process. However, selection of materials in the design stage is usually conducted without related guidelines or a set process, but depends on the experience of the architect or advice of materials company employees. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a finishing materials selection process that can be used by a architect. Materials selection related rules collected through interview with experts and five office building cases were used as knowledge. In addition, another aim of the study was to propose a prototype system interface for use in the field.

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The Educational Program of Family Time Use: Development of the Computer Software Program for the Expert in the area of Family Resource Management (가족생활시간 교육프로그램에 관한연구 -가정경영 전문인교육을 위한 컴퓨터 소프트웨어 프로그램의 개발-)

  • 김순미
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.249-262
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    • 1996
  • To give additional assistance in education for family time use and time management a computer program based on the time-related theories was developed. For this purpose the study consisted of three main stages. First various theories of family time use time management strategies and household work time were investigated and the assumptions were suggested. Second the module for predicting family time use was designed and the program using the module was developed. Third to evaluate the program's benefits the program was used at introductory class of undergraduate course. As the results the sophisticated software program could be used as an educational instrument to help not only students but also individual and family member to become knowledgeable about managers of family time resource. furthermore this program could be useful for the educators and counselors to help individuals and households with time use problems.

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Family Life Issues of Middle Aged Apartment-Residents in Seoul : Focused on Time Use (서울시 아파트 거주 중년기 가정의 생활실태와 문제(III) : 시간사용을 중심으로)

  • 김외숙
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.129-142
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    • 1995
  • The purpose of his research was to identify the time use of the middle aged apartment-residents in Seoul as a part of collaborative study of family life issues of them. The data were collected from 307 fulltime housewives with at least one child in a middle or high school. Data were analysed by means of the statistics of mean, frequency, Pearson's correlation, ANOVA and Multiple Regression, using a SPSS/PC+ program. The major findings of this research were as follows : Husbands and middle or high school children do much work or study, while housewives do housework about 6 hours a weekday. Much housewives don't manage their time use. Housewives have much leisure time and the in main Leisure activity is TV watching. Much of them don't satisfied with their leisure life. Satisfaction with time use of housewives are related to life satisfaction, and effected by time management and active leisure participation. Most of housewives don't satisfied with their time use.

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