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The Effect Of Two Types Of Workload Assignment On Productivity, Performance, And Stress, Christopher Winchester
The Effect Of Two Types Of Workload Assignment On Productivity, Performance, And Stress, Christopher Winchester
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The importance of employees within a firm has led to an increased need in maximizing performance and productivity, while also minimizing the stress levels of employees. This study provides insight into two types of workload assignment of (1) receiving a task all at once, or (2) receiving a task broken up. It investigates how matching subjects’ workload assignment preference (WAP) can impact performance, productivity, and stress levels. The results showed that there was an even split in workload assignment preference across the population, and that employees who received a task based on their preferred type of workload assignment improved in …