Pouvoir d’agir et capacités d’agir : une perspective méthodologique ?

This paper presents a methodological framework for assessing the capacity and power to act of different agents within an organization, in terms of health, safety and working conditions. The innovation we propose is the development of an assessment instrument, “Questioning the Power to Act” (QPA), a...

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Main Authors: Catherine Gouédard, Pierre Rabardel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST) 2012-11-01
Series:Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/pistes/2808
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description This paper presents a methodological framework for assessing the capacity and power to act of different agents within an organization, in terms of health, safety and working conditions. The innovation we propose is the development of an assessment instrument, “Questioning the Power to Act” (QPA), a tool based on a questionnaire from Quebec, designed to measure the power to act in different areas and use questioning techniques to make a qualitative analysis of the capacity and power to act of the agents involved. The preparatory research raised some questions as to the relationship between the pre-established categories of the original questionnaire and the categories the QPA instrument would propose for assessing individuals’ capacity and power to act. Our analysis showed cross links, but the categories remain based on two distinct theoretical frameworks and are not identical. Before concluding, we discuss the potential advantages to be gained from use of the QPA as an interview support and time analysis tool, its interest and its limits.
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spelling doaj-art-6876d4efe1494317b2aa948f62b49fb32025-01-09T16:02:13ZengInstitut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST)Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé1481-93842012-11-0114210.4000/pistes.2808Pouvoir d’agir et capacités d’agir : une perspective méthodologique ?Catherine GouédardPierre RabardelThis paper presents a methodological framework for assessing the capacity and power to act of different agents within an organization, in terms of health, safety and working conditions. The innovation we propose is the development of an assessment instrument, “Questioning the Power to Act” (QPA), a tool based on a questionnaire from Quebec, designed to measure the power to act in different areas and use questioning techniques to make a qualitative analysis of the capacity and power to act of the agents involved. The preparatory research raised some questions as to the relationship between the pre-established categories of the original questionnaire and the categories the QPA instrument would propose for assessing individuals’ capacity and power to act. Our analysis showed cross links, but the categories remain based on two distinct theoretical frameworks and are not identical. Before concluding, we discuss the potential advantages to be gained from use of the QPA as an interview support and time analysis tool, its interest and its limits.https://journals.openedition.org/pistes/2808questionnaireanalysis methodologyoccupational riskspower to actcapacity to act
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Pouvoir d’agir et capacités d’agir : une perspective méthodologique ?
Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé
questionnaire
analysis methodology
occupational risks
power to act
capacity to act
title Pouvoir d’agir et capacités d’agir : une perspective méthodologique ?
title_full Pouvoir d’agir et capacités d’agir : une perspective méthodologique ?
title_fullStr Pouvoir d’agir et capacités d’agir : une perspective méthodologique ?
title_full_unstemmed Pouvoir d’agir et capacités d’agir : une perspective méthodologique ?
title_short Pouvoir d’agir et capacités d’agir : une perspective méthodologique ?
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topic questionnaire
analysis methodology
occupational risks
power to act
capacity to act
url https://journals.openedition.org/pistes/2808
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