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Parker, Sharon.

Job and work design : organizing work to promote well-being and effectiveness / Sharon Parker, Toby Wall. - Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©1998. - 1 online resource (xiv, 169 pages :) : illustrations. - Advanced topics in organizational behavior . - Advanced topics in organizational behavior. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-156) and indexes.

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;

Examining recent innovations in manufacturing technologies techniques and philosophies and how these affect work design research and practice, 'Job and Work Design' looks at wider trends and describes possible implications for the whole organization.


English.

ISBN: 9781452264677 (electronic bk.) 1452264678 (electronic bk.) 9780761904199 (acid-free paper) 0761904190 (acid-free paper) 9781452231518 (ebook) 1452231516 (ebook) (acid-free paper) (pbk. ; acid-free paper) 1322416982 9781322416984

Source: 9781452264677 Ingram Content Group

LCCN:

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB6H2728 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 017549943 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Work design.
Industrial engineering.
Travail--Conception.
Génie industriel.
industrial engineering.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Production & Operations Management.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Industrial Engineering.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Industrial Technology.
Industrial engineering.
Work design.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: T60.8 / .P39 1998eb

Dewey Class. No.: 658.5/4