Table of contents
HOW JOBS MOTIVATE
Robert CooperLike all social institutions, work undergoes periodic redefinition. The definitive features of early industrial conceptions of work were
Manufacturing—Not So Much a Technology More a Way of Life
Graham Edwards, Jean Pierre SchmittOur objective, when reporting on a series of research projects conducted between our two management centres, UMIST and INSEAD, was firstly to comment upon our European experiences…
Organizational Design in Industry—Towards a Democratic, Socio‐technical Approach
Jon GulowsenIndustrial engineers have traditionally made an impact upon the behaviour of people in organizations in two ways. Through the design of technology they have established a…
Job Restructuring Amongst Blue‐collar Workers
Dave Birchall, Ray WildThis paper presents a review and classification of reported experiments in job design. The study is confined, in the main, to published experiments directed towards the…
THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Ray GentleManagement Services can be applied to any facet or function of a business. Reducing costs, improving productivity and modernizing methods are its traditional roles. Management…
JOB DESIGN
S. MillsIndustrial sociologists and psychologists have often paid little more than scant attention to the actual work of the people they have been studying. The literature is full of…
Informatics is a Social Science
John HawgoodThe intention of this paper is to explain the meaning of the word ‘informatics’, which is coming into use more slowly in Britain than elsewhere, and to show that informatics is a…
Fringe Benefits
Jane MoonmanA recent survey in depth of fringe benefits in 46 British companies, a sample which included some of the biggest employers in the country and covered almost three quarters of a…
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- Professor Eddy Ng
- Professor Pauline Stanton