Job and Work Design
：Organizing Work to Promote Well-Being and Effectiveness
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Publication subTitle ：Organizing Work to Promote Well-Being and Effectiveness
Publication series ：1
Author： Parker Sharon K;Wall Toby D.
Publisher： Sage Publications Ltd
Publication year： 1998
E-ISBN: 9781452264677
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780761904205
Subject： C931 management techniques and methods
Keyword： 管理学,经济
Language： ENG
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Description
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