Measuring Mental Workload Variations in Office Work Tasks using fNIRS

2005 ◽

Vol 49 (14) ◽

pp. 1390-1394 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Laura E. Hughes ◽

Kari Babski-Reeves

Keyword(s):

Psychosocial Factors ◽

Time Pressure ◽

Mental Workload ◽

Physical Factors ◽

Work Related ◽

Work Tasks ◽

Physical Risk ◽

Increase Risk ◽

Physical Risk Factors ◽

Perceived Workload

Although physical factors are accepted as risks in the development of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), psychosocial factors may explain some of the remaining differences in susceptibility to WMSDs. The following study examined the effects of two psychosocial factors, mental workload and time pressure, on typing performance, perceived workload, and key strike force while typing. The majority of the key strike force measures increased with increases in time pressure and mental workload. Perceived overall workload (as measured using SWAT) increased with mental workload and time pressure, and typing performance decreased. Additionally, gender, locus of control, and perceived stress level did not influence outcomes. Physical risk factors may be mediated by psychosocial factors to increase risk for WMSD development in the upper extremities. Therefore, both physical and psychosocial aspects of work environments should be considered when designing jobs and work tasks to prevent injuries and improve productivity.

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Gender in Norwegian Computer History

Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-815-4.ch097 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 630-635 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hilde Corneliussen

Keyword(s):

World War Ii ◽

20Th Century ◽

Computer Technology ◽

Office Work ◽

World War ◽

Computer History ◽

Electronic Computing ◽

Work Tasks ◽

User Groups ◽

Computing Machines

“From the very birth of computing machines, women have made substantial contributions,” according to Denise Gürer (2002). Augusta Ada Byron Lovelace wrote the first sketches for a computer program. Grace Murray Hopper constructed the first compiler, and the first electronic computing machine, ENIAC, was programmed by six women during World War II. When the computer first started to invade the market in the 80s, it fitted an image of women’s work tasks: it was about handling a keyboard inheriting the typewriters place in office work, and it matched feminine qualities, like nimble fingers (Wajcman, 1991, p. 150). Female secretaries and office workers were among the first and most extensive user groups of computers. Yet, computer technology is regarded a male domain today, and the traces of women’s contributions and participation are not easy to discover (Corneliussen, 2003a). This article presents a research project which looks for discursive traces of gender in debates about computer technology in Norwegian culture in the last decades of the 20th century.

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Effect of Using a Treadmill Workstation on the Performance of Simulated Office Work Tasks

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/01.mss.0000322578.88389.bd ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 40 (Supplement) ◽

pp. S253 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Dinesh John ◽

David R. Bassett ◽

Dixie L. Thompson ◽

Jeffrey T. Fairbrother ◽

Debora R. Baldwin

Keyword(s):

Office Work ◽

Work Tasks

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Strategi Fleksibilitas Organisasi dalam Upaya Mempertahankan Kemampuan Fisik di Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Pada Pegawai Kantor Kementerian Agama Kota Surabaya

Journal of Islamic Management ◽

10.15642/jim.v1i1.543 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 61-77

Author(s):

Anggraini Frida Ardhani ◽

Airlangga Bramayudha

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Observation Data ◽

Office Work ◽

Work System ◽

Work From Home ◽

Work Tasks ◽

Descriptive Approach ◽

Validation Technique ◽

Self Protection ◽

The City

Organizational flexibility strategy is a method that is used when the main way or the general way used by an organization to change due to other factors. This study discusses the flexibility strategy used by the Surabaya City Ministry of Religion Office in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to find out how the flexibility strategy is used and whether there is a difference with the application of self-protection applied by the whole community. Researchers used qualitative research methods, descriptive approach, data collection techniques by means of interviews, documentation, and observation. Data analysis techniques started from data transcription, interview coding, topic categorization, and data analysis. The data validation technique uses participation extension and data triangulation. The results of this study explain that the employees of the ministry of religion in the city of Surabaya apply the 3M health protocol as their flexibility strategy in carrying out work tasks. This government agency also implemented a Work From Home and Work From Office work system in rotation at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the New Normal era implemented a full work system in the office

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Monitoring of mental workload levels during an everyday life office-work scenario

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing ◽

10.1007/s00779-011-0466-1 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 229-239 ◽

Cited By ~ 100

Author(s):

Burcu Cinaz ◽

Bert Arnrich ◽

Roberto La Marca ◽

Gerhard Tröster

Keyword(s):

Everyday Life ◽

Mental Workload ◽

Office Work

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ANALYSIS OF IMPLEMENTATION WORK FROM HOME ON EMPLOYEES MENTAL WORKLOAD IN CUSTOMS AND EXCISE MAJOR SERVICING OFFICE TYPE A TANJUNG PRIOK

JURNAL PERSPEKTIF BEA DAN CUKAI ◽

10.31092/jpbc.v4i2.957 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Bryan Habib Gautama ◽

Indira Dian Fadhilah ◽

Agung Wibowo

Keyword(s):

Mental Workload ◽

Rank Test ◽

P Value ◽

Office Work ◽

Mental Demand ◽

Work From Home ◽

Signed Rank ◽

Signed Rank Test ◽

Nasa Tlx ◽

Frustration Level

ABSTRACT:The purpose of this research is to analyze the implementation of Work From Home (WFH) on the mental workload of employees. The mental workload values were analyzed using the NASA-TLX method. This method measures 6 aspects that affect on mental workload, namely Mental Demand, Physical Demand, Temporal Demand, Performance, Effort and Frustration Level. Researchers conducted different tests on two working conditions, namely normal working/Work From Office (WFO) and Work From Home (WFH). Based on the test results with the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, the p value is 0.00 which is smaller than the alpha of 5%. This shows that there is a difference in the mental workload of employees after the implementation of WFH. In addition, the mental workload condition at the Customs and Excise Major Service Office Type A of Tanjung Priok after the implementation of WFH shows a decrease in the average mental workload value of employees by 9.49%.Keywords: Mental Workload, Work From Office, Work From Home, NASA-TLX, Difference Test.ABSTRAK:Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pemberlakuan Work From Home (WFH) terhadap beban kerja mental pegawai. Nilai beban kerja mental dianalisis menggunakan metode NASA-TLX. Metode ini mengukur 6 aspek yang mempengaruhi beban kerja mental yaitu Mental Demand, Physical Demand, Temporal Demand, Performance, Effort, dan Frustration Level. Peneliti melakukan uji beda terhadap dua kondisi kerja yaitu kerja normal/Work From Office (WFO) dan Work From Home (WFH). Berdasarkan hasil pengujian dengan Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, diperoleh nilai p value sebesar 0.00 lebih kecil dibandingkan alfa sebesar 5%. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan beban kerja mental pegawai setelah pemberlakuan WFH. Selain itu, kondisi beban kerja mental pada Kantor Pelayanan Utama Bea dan Cukai Tipe A Tanjung Priok setelah pemberlakuan WFH menunjukkan penurunan nilai rata-rata beban kerja mental pegawai sebesar 9,49%.Kata Kunci: Beban Kerja Mental, Work From Office, Work From Home, NASA-TLX, Uji Beda.

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