208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Despite global competition and the need for speed, flexibility and quality, trends such as lean production and McDonaldization show that Taylorism remains alive and well in the contemporary workplace. There is however a countermovement, particularly in North-West Europe, where successful alternatives are being pursued. Job Design and Technology fills an important gap, by analyzing 150 cases... Read more
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Inside consensual alternatives to Taylorism 3. Enlightenment, showing managers the way 4. Consensual alternatives: achievements in job design 5. Management power and efficiency as constraints 6. Alternative alternatives 7. A final note on anti-Taylorism Appendix A: Analysis of the relations between the alleviation of technical discipline, job enrichment, decentralization of responsibility and participation Endnotes Bibliography Index.
Biography
Hans D. Pruijt
