Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2014.14.03.385

Enhancing Corporate Capability through Changes in Shift System  

Lee, Yeongho (배재대학교 경영학과)
Lee, Jeong Eon (배재대학교 경영학과)
Publication Information
The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.14, no.3, 2014 , pp. 385-392 More about this Journal
Abstract
Workshift is a method of organization of working time in which workers succeed one another at the workplace. The shift work system enables round-the-clock activities required for meeting technological needs and productive and economic demands. This study tries to find the practical implications by investigating the workshift systems which are successfully applied in two representative Korean companies, Yuhan-Kimberly and POSCO. Case study method is applied in oder to analyze the special feature of shift work systems in two companies. It is concluded that the shift system(2-4system) has positively enhanced firm's capability including workers' satisfaction and commitment, product quality, and productivity. Specifically, the shiftwork system applied in the companies has significantly influenced on the workers' work-life balance.
Keywords
Shiftwork; Corporate Capability; Yuhan-Kimberly; POSCO;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 B. E. Becker and M. A. Huselid, "Strategic Human Resource Management: Where Do We Go from Here?," Journal of Management, Vol.32, No.6, pp.898-925, 2006.
2 G. Costa, F. Lievore, and G. Casaletti, "Circadian Characteristics Influencing Interindividual Differences in Tolerance and Adjustment to Shiftwork," Ergonomics, Vol.32, pp.373-385, 1989.   DOI   ScienceOn
3 ILO, Night Work Convention, Geneva: ILO, 1990.
4 P. Knauth, "Designing Better Shift Systems," Applied Ergonomics, Vol.27, pp.39-44, 1996.   DOI   ScienceOn
5 M. Marchington and S. Zagelmeyer, "Forward: Linking HRM and Performance - a Never-Ending Search?," Human Resource Management Journal, Vol.15, No.4, pp.3-8, 2005.
6 P. M. Wright and T. M. Gardner, "The Human Resource-Firm Performance Relationship: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges," In: D. Holman, T. D. Wall, C. W. Clegg, P. Sparrow, and A. Howard(Eds.), The New Workplace: A Guide to the Human Impact of Modern Working Practices, Chichester: Wiley, pp.311-328, 2003.
7 I. B. Saksvik, B. Bjorvatn, H. Hetland, G. M. Sandal, and S. Pallesen, "Individual Differences in Tolerance to Shift Work: A Systematic Review," Sleep Medicine Reviews, Vol.15, No.4, pp.221-225, 2011.   DOI   ScienceOn
8 K. Sanders and J. K. Looise, "The Value of HRM?! Optimising the Architecture of HRM," Management Revue, Vol.17, No.3, pp.219-222, 2006.
9 L. Sun, S. Aryee, and K. S. Law, "High-Performance Human Resource Practices, Citizenship Behavior, and Organizational Performance: A Relational Perspective," Academy of Management Journal, Vol.50, No.3, pp.558-577, 2007.   DOI   ScienceOn
10 R. K. Yin, Case Study Research: Design and Methods, Newbury Park, 1994.
11 고용노동부, 교대제 운영실태 조사 및 교대제 개편 촉진방안연구, 서울: 고용노동부, 2011.
12 정혜원, 대한민국 희망보고서 유한킴벌리, 서울: 거름, 2004.
13 근로기준협회, 교대제 변경 사례연구 및 실행, 서울: 뉴패러다임센터, 2004.
14 김효근, 이현주, 문윤지, "한국 경영현상 분석을 위한 연구방법론의 재고: 질적 연구방법론을 중심으로", 경영교육연구, 제6권, 제2호, pp.47-66, 2003.
15 이정언, 김강식, "전략적 인적자원관리: 인적자원관리와 성과의 관계를 둘러싼 논의", 질서경제저널, 제12권, 제1호, pp.85-107, 2009.
16 최호연, 유한킴벌리 고능률생산조직, 제3차 HPWI포럼 발표자료, 2005.
17 한국노동연구원, 교대근무제 개편과 교육훈련 강화 등을 통한 고용창출 및 노동생산성 제고 방안, 서울: 한국노동연구원, 2004.
18 하갑래, 근로기준법, 서울: 중앙경제, 2011.