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Résumé
Suite à l'implantation de la CAO/F AO dans la compagnie Marconi Canada, une mesure de l'impact du changement sur la qualité de vie au travail (QVT) a été réalisée auprès de 104 utilisateurs de la nouvelle technologie. La QVT dans cette étude est perçue dans son sens le plus large englobant les dimensions du travail en soi, des conditions de travail, de la santé et la sécurité au travail et du contexte organisationnel. L'approche retenue pour mesurer les impacts est subjectiviste et ceux-ci sont différenciés, s'il y a lieu, selon la catégorie occupationnelle, le taux d'utilisation de la nouvelle technologie et la formation reçue en CAO/FAO.
Abstract
After the implementation of a CAD/CAM system at Marconi Canada, the impact of this new technology on the quality of worklife (QWL) of 104 users was assessed. In this study, QWL was defîned to encompass the characteristics of the work itself, working conditions, health and safety, and the organizational context. Respondents were asked how the new technology had affected the quality of their work life; information was also gathered on occupation, rate of utilisation of CAD/CAM procedures, and training received on the new technology.
The results showed that enriching job content, improving interpersonal relations, and enhancing participation, cooperation, and communication all contributed to improving QWL. In contrast, increased mental burden, noise, isolation, control problems, aspects of the physical move, and health issues contributed to decreases in QWL. A further analysis, using concepts based on job satisfaction, showed that the respondents accorded the most importance to changes intrinsic to their work, most notably job enrichment.
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