Today, in this rapidly evolving economy, enterprises are racing to transform their business and build new capabilities to drive sustainable growth. Business transformations, jobs and workforce development are inextricably linked. Jobs need to be redesigned in order to support the achievement of business outcomes. How can enterprises redesign different fits for job, skills and employee alignment to meet current and future business needs? This book serves as a resource for the job redesign workshop in addressing the challenges, practical insights and tools needed for enterprise leaders and practitioners to embark on the JR journey effectively.
How do we make the most of the greatest global shift in the world of work for a century and radically redesign the way we work—forever? Professor Lynda Gratton is the global thought-leader on the future of work. Drawing on thirty years of research into the technological, demographic, cultural, and societal trends that are shaping work and building on what we learned through our experiences of the pandemic, Gratton presents her innovative four-step framework for redesigning work that will help you: Understand your people and what drives performance Reimagine creative new ways to work Model and test these approaches within your organization Act and create to ensure your redesign has lasting benefits Gratton presents real-world case studies that show companies grappling with work challenges. These include the global bank HSBC, which built a multidisciplinary team to understand the employee experience; the Japanese technology company Fujitsu, which reimagined three kinds of “perfect” offices; and the Australian telecommunications company Telstra, which established new roles to coordinate work across the organization. Whether you’re working in a small team or running a multinational, Redesigning Work is the definitive book on how to transform your organization and make hybrid working work for you.
A comprehensive treatment of the science and practice of organizational psychology Following a scientist-practitioner model, Organizational Psychology explores the practical implications of the current research in the field, expertly integrating multicultural and international issues. Beginning with a foundation of research methodology, author Steve Jex examines the behavior of individuals in organizational settings. Drawing on his experiences as a consultant and educator, he uses actual cases to illustrate workplace issues, offering balanced coverage of such key topics as occupational stress, motivation, and corporate culture. Also presented is unique information on research methods and the use of statistics in understanding organizations. With an emphasis on applying theory and research in practice, Jex explores the mechanisms that organizations use to influence employees' behavior, addressing the major motivation theories in organizational psychology. Readers will discover how psychological models can be used to improve employee morale, productivity, and quality of service. The focus then shifts from the individual to the group level-an important distinction given the increased reliance on teams in many organizations. Jex identifies the factors that have the greatest impact on group effectiveness and examines the dynamics underlying intergroup behavior. Finally, he moves to the organization ("macro") level, revealing a variety of ways in which organizations engage in planned change with the assistance of behavioral science knowledge.
The Human Resources Program-Evaluation Handbook is the first book to present state-of-the-art procedures for evaluating and improving human resources programs. Editors Jack E. Edwards, John C. Scott, and Nambury S. Raju provide a user-friendly yet scientifically rigorous "how to" guide to organizational program-evaluation. Integrating perspectives from a variety of human resources and organizational behavior programs, a wide array of contributing professors, consultants, and governmental personnel successfully link scientific information to practical application. Designed for academics and graduate students in industrial-organizational psychology, human resources management, and business, the handbook is also an essential resource for human resources professionals, consultants, and policy makers.
Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor, Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated with new issues in each of the six sections. the new edition includes chapter objectives, study questions and cases. This revision of a classic text on health care supervision is a hands-on, how-to handbook and is deal for someone assuming a new role as supervisor.
Examining recent innovations in manufacturing technologies techniques and philosophies and how these affect work design research and practice, 'Job and Work Design' looks at wider trends and describes possible implications for the whole organization.
This is the leading textbook for students taking the CIPD professional qualification and has been fully revised and rewritten to take account of the new academic standards that will be taught from September 2002. The title has been changed from Core Personnel and Development to People Management and Development to reflect the change in the standards.
The completely revised and updated new edition of Planning & Managing Human Resources will help you successfully implement the steps of strategic planning for human resources. Learn how to establish a strategic human resources plan that will contribute to your organization's business plan and ensure you outperform your competitors.
For a thorough, timely, and distinctly effective overview of how information systems are being used in the health care industry today, turn to "Health Management Information Systems: " Methods and Practical Applications, Second Edition. Skillfully revised for both content and format, this exceptional teaching and learning tool gives students a solid command of vital information to set them on the path to professional success. Each chapter opens with a scenario that introduces students to a particular HMIS problem to be understood and overcome; new emphasis on application aids in helpful understanding to readers; graphics and tables throughout the text illustrate concepts for fast comprehension; plus, five major cases based on real-life experience.
USA. Monograph on job design and work organization - covers personnel management, approaches to organization development, Motivation, job analysis, creating and supporting job enrichment, group work, workers participation in affecting change, design of work in the future, etc. Bibliography pp. 318 to 330, diagrams, graphs and questionnaires.
