Harri Melin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4144141 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harri Melin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harri |
| FAMILY NAME | Melin |
| SIGNATURE | MELIN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tampere |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3203-9228 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Critical Evaluation of Individualism, Collectivism and Collective Action
Tämän vertailevan tutkimuksen tavoitteena on luoda syvempää ymmärrystä kollektivismista, ammattiyhdistystoiminnasta ja kyvystä luoda kollektiivista toimintaa käyttäen Suomea ja Kambodzhaa esimerkkeinä individualistisesta ja kollektivistisesta yhteiskunnasta. Tutkimuksella on kaksi tavoitetta: 1) Tuottaa uutta tietoa ammattiyhdistysten, kollektiivisen toiminnan ja kollektivismin eri muotojen välisistä suhteista Kambodzhassa ja Suomessa. 2) Selittä…
Basic human needs and robotization
It is in organizations' best interests to support the motivation and wellbeing of their personnel during organizational changes. One example of this is robotizing work in such a way that the employees also perceive the outcome to be worthwhile. This is especially relevant when supporting and augmenting human competences and contributions in service jobs with new-generation robots. The present study examined the realization of work-related materia…
Kuka tietää, kuka päättää ja kuka päättää, kuka päättää
The Information Society Reader
Better leadership, higher work engagement? Comparative study on Finnish and Russian private sector employees
Purpose This paper focuses on the relationship between leadership and work engagement (WE) in Finnish and Russian private sector organizations. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how Finland and Russia differ in the level of WE; in the level of satisfaction with leadership and in specific components of leadership as most important antecedents for WE. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis of this study is based on survey data col…
Information Society and the Transformation of Organizations in Finland
In this article, the authors analyze and evaluate the nature of organizational change in Finland. This is against the backdrop of social theories that emphasize the transformation of work based on new technology and increasing knowledge intensity. Our empirical data are drawn from three case studies: Metso Automation, the global market leader in paper and pulp machine automation; Telenor, which produces and sells internet-based business catalogs;…
Social Contradictions in Informational Capitalism
Along with the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs), work processes are becoming ever more knowledge intensive. In keeping with this trend, the number of informational (or knowledge) workers in Finland has more than tripled from 12% in 1988 to 39% in 2000. What makes the Finnish case unique and interesting is the exceptional speed with which the information sector of the economy has grown. A few years after facing the mo…
The Economic System and the Work Situation
The article compares the work situations of five occupational groups in Finland and Estonia: industrial workers, clerical employees, technicians, teachers and managers. The main concern is with the structuration of the work situation, of which four aspects are given central attention: 1) objective characteristics, 2) the reproduction situation, 3) the nature of work, and 4) developmental aspects of work and the subjective experiences of qualifica…
Ron Bean
Social Contradictions in Informational Capitalism
Along with the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs), work processes are becoming ever more knowledge intensive. In keeping with this trend, the number of informational (or knowledge) workers in Finland has more than tripled from 12% in 1988 to 39% in 2000. What makes the Finnish case unique and interesting is the exceptional speed with which the information sector of the economy has grown. A few years after facing the mo…
Basic human needs and robotization
It is in organizations' best interests to support the motivation and wellbeing of their personnel during organizational changes. One example of this is robotizing work in such a way that the employees also perceive the outcome to be worthwhile. This is especially relevant when supporting and augmenting human competences and contributions in service jobs with new-generation robots. The present study examined the realization of work-related materia…
Information Society and the Transformation of Organizations in Finland
In this article, the authors analyze and evaluate the nature of organizational change in Finland. This is against the backdrop of social theories that emphasize the transformation of work based on new technology and increasing knowledge intensity. Our empirical data are drawn from three case studies: Metso Automation, the global market leader in paper and pulp machine automation; Telenor, which produces and sells internet-based business catalogs;…
Ron Bean
The Economic System and the Work Situation
The article compares the work situations of five occupational groups in Finland and Estonia: industrial workers, clerical employees, technicians, teachers and managers. The main concern is with the structuration of the work situation, of which four aspects are given central attention: 1) objective characteristics, 2) the reproduction situation, 3) the nature of work, and 4) developmental aspects of work and the subjective experiences of qualifica…
Social Contradictions in Informational Capitalism
Along with the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs), work processes are becoming ever more knowledge intensive. In keeping with this trend, the number of informational (or knowledge) workers in Finland has more than tripled from 12% in 1988 to 39% in 2000. What makes the Finnish case unique and interesting is the exceptional speed with which the information sector of the economy has grown. A few years after facing the mo…
Information Society and the Transformation of Organizations in Finland
In this article, the authors analyze and evaluate the nature of organizational change in Finland. This is against the backdrop of social theories that emphasize the transformation of work based on new technology and increasing knowledge intensity. Our empirical data are drawn from three case studies: Metso Automation, the global market leader in paper and pulp machine automation; Telenor, which produces and sells internet-based business catalogs;…
Better leadership, higher work engagement? Comparative study on Finnish and Russian private sector employees
Purpose This paper focuses on the relationship between leadership and work engagement (WE) in Finnish and Russian private sector organizations. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how Finland and Russia differ in the level of WE; in the level of satisfaction with leadership and in specific components of leadership as most important antecedents for WE. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis of this study is based on survey data col…
The Information Society Reader
Kuka tietää, kuka päättää ja kuka päättää, kuka päättää
Critical Evaluation of Individualism, Collectivism and Collective Action
Tämän vertailevan tutkimuksen tavoitteena on luoda syvempää ymmärrystä kollektivismista, ammattiyhdistystoiminnasta ja kyvystä luoda kollektiivista toimintaa käyttäen Suomea ja Kambodzhaa esimerkkeinä individualistisesta ja kollektivistisesta yhteiskunnasta. Tutkimuksella on kaksi tavoitetta: 1) Tuottaa uutta tietoa ammattiyhdistysten, kollektiivisen toiminnan ja kollektivismin eri muotojen välisistä suhteista Kambodzhassa ja Suomessa. 2) Selittä…
Basic human needs and robotization
It is in organizations' best interests to support the motivation and wellbeing of their personnel during organizational changes. One example of this is robotizing work in such a way that the employees also perceive the outcome to be worthwhile. This is especially relevant when supporting and augmenting human competences and contributions in service jobs with new-generation robots. The present study examined the realization of work-related materia…
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Research in Social Sciences (4 works) · Work (physics (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)