Scenarios of Change: Advocacy and the Diffusion of Job Redesign in Organizations
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Review
“This is not a book for the casual reader, but is almost certainly required reading for graduate students and faculty in management, organizational psychology, and associated fields. The material on which the book is built is not new, but the authors secured access to a wealth of historical detail on two organizations that have never been reviewed before in such depth. In addition, they integrate this new material with previously published and unpublished material on four other organizations. Their analysis leads to contrast and comparison of commonalities and differences in the diffusion of job redesign. Their findings are further summarized in the final chapter, `Diffusion Requires Constructive Engagement from a Critical Mass in the Dominant Coalition of the Organization.' The book raises far more issues than it settles. The authors do not propose a solution to the diffusion of job redesign, but rather argue that it results (if it does result) from a complex and dynamic interaction of political/economic forces over an extended period. . . . Recommended for university collections.”–
Book Description
Written for students and practitioners of human resource management and organizational development, Scenarios of Change reports on the experience with job enrichment and work restructuring in four firms and compares the experiences of two. Descriptive rather than theoretical in nature, the study focuses particularly on the primary challenge confronted by job redesign advocates within the individual organization: how to diffuse the relevant concepts in such a way that they have a widespread and lasting impact on the performance of the organization.
Scenarios of Change: Advocacy and the Diffusion of Job Redesign in Organizations
Scenarios of Change: Advocacy and the Diffusion of Job Redesign in Organizations,Lyle Yorks,David A. Whitsett,Praeger Publishers,0275932095,Business / Economics / Finance,Business/Economics,Case studies,Human Resources & Personnel Management,Job Design,Job enrichment,United States,Work design
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