Job and Work Design : Organizing Work to Promote Well-being and Effectiveness

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 wor

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Year of publication:	1998
Authors:	Parker, Sharon K. K.
Other Persons:	Wall, Dr. Toby D. D. (contributor)
Publisher:	Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications
Subject:	Arbeitsgestaltung \| Job design \| Arbeitszufriedenheit \| Job satisfaction \| Arbeitsorganisation \| Work organization
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (186 p)
Series:	Advanced Topics in Organizational Behavior
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; Half title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Introduction: Setting the Scene; Chapter 1 - Early Job Design Principles, Practice, and Research; Early Intellectual Influences; From Strategy to Tactics; The Diffusion of Job Simplification; Early Research; From Research to Practice; Chapter 2 - The Heyday of Job Design Research, 1950 to 1980; The Two-Factor Theory; The Job Characteristics Model; The Sociotechnical Systems Approach; From Theory to Practice; Chapter 3 - A Critique of Existing Theory and Research; Methodological Issues; Broadening the Focus Chapter 4 - Extensions and Complementary Theoretical ApproachesDemand-Control Model of Strain; Action Theory and Job Design; An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Work Design; Models of Group Effectiveness; Chapter 5 - Modern Manufacturing and the Work Design Agenda; Modern Manufacturing Initiatives; Work Design Implications; Chapter 6 - Workplace Transformations and a Workforce in Transition; Information Technology and New Forms of Work; Organizational Transformations; The Changing Composition of the Workforce; Chapter 7 - Redesigning Work (Part 1): Wider Organizational Considerations Aligning the Wider Organizational ContextConsidering the Implications for Multiple Stakeholders; Chapter 8 - Redesigning Work (Part 2): Managing the Change Process; The Principle of Participation; Phases in Structured Work Redesign; Methods and Tools to Support Work Redesign; An Effective Change Agent; Unanswered Questions; Chapter 9 - Conclusions; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Authors; Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	978-0-7619-0420-5 ; 978-1-4522-6467-7 ; 978-0-7619-0420-5
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10011827611