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Globalization and structural changes in forestry have changed the content and operating practices of timber harvesting. Furthermore, digitization and new forms of work organization have changed work characteristics, requirements and resources. The importance of knowledge and competence, and the management of new technology, are emphasized more. The purpose of this study was to find out how work resource factors are related to the work ability of forest machine entrepreneurs and drivers. The research material was collected in 2018 through an online survey involving 322 professionals in the timber harvesting industry, 87 forest machine entrepreneurs and 235 forest machine drivers. The Mann-Whitney U-test and logistic regression analysis have been used for statistical analysis. Effective work organization and social support from co-workers, as well as the perceived meaningfulness of one’s work, were resources that increased the likelihood of good work ability. Based on our results, good management may enhance work resources, and by developing work it is possible to support employee ability amid the pressures of change inherent to a competitive commercial environment and new forms of work.
Hannu Pursio; Anna Siukola; Minna Savinainen; Hanna Kosonen; Heini Huhtala; Clas-Håkan Nygård. Associations between Work Resources and Work Ability among Forestry Professionals. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4822 .
AMA StyleHannu Pursio, Anna Siukola, Minna Savinainen, Hanna Kosonen, Heini Huhtala, Clas-Håkan Nygård. Associations between Work Resources and Work Ability among Forestry Professionals. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4822.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHannu Pursio; Anna Siukola; Minna Savinainen; Hanna Kosonen; Heini Huhtala; Clas-Håkan Nygård. 2021. "Associations between Work Resources and Work Ability among Forestry Professionals." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4822.
Population aging has prompted international governing bodies to recommend extending work careers and postponing retirement age. Retirement decisions cannot be fully reduced to either structural influences or individual agency. Older workers may face several limiting factors when continuing their careers beyond the official retirement age, including internalized attitudes towards aging at work. Our aim is to develop agency analysis that involves both structural and individual components to fully illustrate the heterogeneity of older workers and their retirement decisions. By studying qualitative interview data via thematic content analysis and a modality-based agency framework, we found that agency manifests in various different ways in older employees’ work exit accounts and that the relationship between individual agency and structures is complex. We conclude that agency analysis of aging employees offers insights into the complexity of the retirement process and may thus inform us about how to help extend work careers.
Hanna Kosonen; Katri Keskinen; Pirjo Nikander; Kirsi Lumme-Sandt. Employment Exits Near Retirement Age: An Agency-analysis. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleHanna Kosonen, Katri Keskinen, Pirjo Nikander, Kirsi Lumme-Sandt. Employment Exits Near Retirement Age: An Agency-analysis. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies. 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHanna Kosonen; Katri Keskinen; Pirjo Nikander; Kirsi Lumme-Sandt. 2020. "Employment Exits Near Retirement Age: An Agency-analysis." Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies , no. : 1.
While policymakers emphasize the need to delay retirement age, numerous traditional industries, among them postal services, emphasize the need for employee downsizings. These can be contradictory needs. Downsizings can reduce work life satisfaction (WLS) among workers, and reduced WLS can decrease willingness to delay retirement age. In this cross-sectional study, we explore WLS trajectories of former postal service workers by analyzing quantitative survey data (N = 201) and qualitative interview data (N = 40). In the data, workers aged 50–67 years evaluate their lifelong work satisfaction. The results of the quantitative and the qualitative study complement and mirror each other. Same trajectories of WLS were identified in both data. One-third of the survey respondents reported decreasing WLS, which according to the qualitative data relates to employee downsizings. The article highlights the importance of acknowledging contextual elements of work satisfaction measurement and the benefits of combining methodological traditions to understand the longer-term dynamics involved
Miira Niska; K.C Prakash; Anna Siukola; Hanna Kosonen; Jari Luomanen; Kirsi Lumme-Sandt; Subas Neupane; Pirjo Nikander; Clas-Håkan Nygård. Evaluation of Lifelong Work Satisfaction among Former Postal Service Workers. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleMiira Niska, K.C Prakash, Anna Siukola, Hanna Kosonen, Jari Luomanen, Kirsi Lumme-Sandt, Subas Neupane, Pirjo Nikander, Clas-Håkan Nygård. Evaluation of Lifelong Work Satisfaction among Former Postal Service Workers. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies. 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiira Niska; K.C Prakash; Anna Siukola; Hanna Kosonen; Jari Luomanen; Kirsi Lumme-Sandt; Subas Neupane; Pirjo Nikander; Clas-Håkan Nygård. 2020. "Evaluation of Lifelong Work Satisfaction among Former Postal Service Workers." Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies , no. : 1.