Psycho-Social Impact of Shift Work: A Study of Ferro-Alloy Industries in Orissa

Rupashree Goswami, R. K. Jena and B. B. Mahapatro
Additional contact information
Rupashree Goswami: Fakir Mohan University, India
R. K. Jena: Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur, India
B. B. Mahapatro: Fakir Mohan University, India

International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM), 2011, vol. 2, issue 4, 20-28

Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the effect of work related problem on shift workers’ attitude, aptitude and job satisfaction. A total of 240 shift workers in five Ferro-alloy industries of Orissa working in rotating three shift systems were participated in this study. The findings indicated that shift work has major adverse impact on psychological, social, family and conjugal life of shift worker. It has also seen that the shift work schedule curtails leisure activities, affects sleep and causes various health problems.

Date: 2011
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve ... 018/jabim.2011100103 (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:igg:jabim0:v:2:y:2011:i:4:p:20-28

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM) is currently edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos

More articles in International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM) from IGI Global
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Journal Editor ().