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The Meaning of Work: Papers on Work Organization and the Design of Jobs de Lisl Klein

The Meaning of Work: Papers on Work Organization and the Design of Jobs

Autor Lisl Klein
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 sep 2019
The author has spent forty years working on the twin themes of the practice of social science in organizations and the importance of work and work organization. Papers on the first of these were published as Working Across the Gap (catalogue number 20169). This volume brings together papers covering the second theme, the meaning and organizati
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780367328313
ISBN-10: 0367328313
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 147 x 230 mm
Greutate: 0.78 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Professional Practice & Development

Cuprins

Preface -- Introduction: the context -- Making the Case -- The function of work in human life -- The meaning of work -- Luddism for the twenty-first century -- Research Studies -- The human implications of rationalizing work -- Living and working in hospital wards. Using electronic patient records -- Consulting and Action Research -- The "Humanization of Work" programme in Germany: some cultural influences in the design and re-design of work -- A contribution to the design of a new confectionery factory -- Work organization in the design of a new canning plant: plant design, job design, and industrial relations -- Work organization in branch banking -- Putting information and communications technology to work in the construction industry: testing a model -- The Boundaries with Other Professions -- The production engineer's role in industrial relations -- "Satisfactions in work design": some problems of theory and method -- The management of innovation: from platitudes to reality in job design -- On the collaboration between social scientists and engineers -- and Finally . . . -- And finally-some reflections on institutions and policy -- Checklist for implementation issues

Notă biografică

Lisl Klein Ph.D. worked in industry, on the shop floor and in personnel management, before moving into organization research. From 1965 to 1970 she was Social Sciences Adviser in Esso Petroleum Company Ltd and, from 1971 to 1989, senior social scientist in the Tavistock Institute. She founded the Bayswater Institute in 1990. Lisl passed away peacefully in December 2015.

Descriere

Brings together papers covering the theme, the meaning and organization of work. This book consists of sections such as: Making the case; Two pieces of research, separated by forty years; Five examples of action research and consultancy activities on work organization; and, Working with other professions that influence the design of jobs.