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Function Based Manning and Aspects of Flexibility
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division of Social Pedagogy and Sociology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2822-5311
2010 (English)In: WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (JoMA), ISSN 1651-436X, E-ISSN 1654-1642, Vol. 9, no 1, p. 121-133Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The aim of the article is to examine the concept of flexibility from a shipping perspective. Flexibility is examined in order to develop strategies, theoretical and applicable, in the field of Function Based Manning (FBM), for achieving optimized manning, which is not the same as reduced manning, with a healthy crew. This is a complex concept in many aspects. Based on research on working life and work organizations conducted by social scientists, two aspects of flexibility are examined; functional flexibility including job enrichment and competence training, and working time flexibility. These issues are analyzed from a shipping perspective. The concept is double-edged in the sense that it entails both having flexibility and being flexible. Does flexibility only serve the interests of the employer? Or, do workers also benefit from flexibility? By combining these two aspects of flexibility, a win-win situation benefiting both employers and employees can be achieved. This article highlights and discusses strategies intended to promote the implementation of amodel of optimized manning.

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2010. Vol. 9, no 1, p. 121-133
Keywords [en]
Flexibility, Function Based Manning, Work Function, Optimized Manning
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Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology) Economics and Business
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SOCIAL SCIENCE, Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-4160DOI: 10.1007/BF03195169OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-4160DiVA, id: diva2:505182
Available from: 2012-02-23 Created: 2012-02-23 Last updated: 2019-11-20Bibliographically approved

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