The effect of shift structure on performance
Subtitle: the role of fatigue for paramedics
By: Tanguy Brachet, Guy David, Reena Duseja
Contributors: David, Guy; Duseja, Reena; National Bureau of Economic Research
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 16418; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 16418.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Description: "The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this.  You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email.  The effect of shift structure on worker performance and productivity is an issue of increasing interest to firms and regulatory bodies.  Using approximately 742,000 emergency medical incidents attended by 2,400 paramedics in the state of Mississippi, we evaluate the extent to which paramedics' performance towards the end of their shift is impacted by its length.  We find evidence that their performance deteriorates towards the end of long shifts, and argue that fatigue is the mediating factor.  These findings have implications for workforce organization, calling attention to regulation designed to limit extended work hours"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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