Job and Work Design

Klappentext This book equips readers with a sound understanding of research, theory and the practical aspects of job design. It critiques the theory and research which provide the foundations of our current understanding of job design, pointing to a need for methodological improvements and a broader conceptual focus.The authors examine recent innovations in manufacturing technologies, techniques and philosophies and how these affect work design, research and practice. They also look at wider trends in manufacturing and elsewhere, such as teleworking, downsizing, the development of a contingent workforce and the changing composition of the workforce. The volume describes how the redesign of work has implications for wider organizationa Zusammenfassung Examines recent innovations in manufacturing technologies! techniques and philosophies and how these affect work design! research and practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Setting the Scene Early Job Design Principles, Practice, and Research The Heyday of Job Design Research, 1950-1980 A Critique of Existing Theory and Research Extensions and Complementary Theoretical Approaches Modern Manufacturing and the Work Design Agenda Workplace Transformations and a Workforce in Transition Redesigning Work (Part 1) Wider Organizational Considerations Redesigning Work (Part 2) Managing the Change Process Conclusions

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• Authors: Sharon Parker, Sharon K Parker, Sharon K. Parker, Toby Wall, Toby D. Wall
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.1998
• EAN: 9780761904205
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-0420-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Advanced Topics in Organizational Behavior; Advanced Topics in Organizatio; Advanced Topics in Organizatio; Advanced Topics in Organizational Behavior
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Arbeits-, Wirtschafts- und Organisationspsychologie