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Work Redesign

J. Richard Hackman, Yale University,
and Greg R. Oldham, University of Illinois

1980 0-201-02779-8 330 pp. Softcover

Published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company

This book presents a comprehensive view of work redesign as a strategy for personal and organizations change. It develops theoretical strategies on work redesign that offer realistic alternatives to traditional approaches for both the individual and organization. Individual differences among people on how they react to their work are covered, as well as the differences in organizational systems that affect the appropriateness and potency of work redesign as change strategy. Work Redesign emphasizes the importance of collecting theoretical and diagnostic data of a system, prior to making a change.

Contents

• People and Their Work
• Approaches to Change: The People and the Work Context
• Approaches to Change: The Work Itself
• Motivation Through the Design of Work
• Diagnosing Work Systems
• Creating and Supporting Enriched Work
• The Design of Work for Groups and Groups for Work
• Supporting and Managing Work Groups
• Installing Changes in Work Systems
• Work Redesign in Organizational Change and Societal Context
• Appendix
• References
• Index

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