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1 online resource (xiii, 190 pages) : 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 of anti-Taylorist initiatives in Scandinavia, the UK and the Netherlands. It aims to show that real change can be achieved in the workplace and the quality of the working expe Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-187) and index Print version record Front Cover; Job Design and Technology; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Taylorism proved to be more persistent than many had expected; Anti-Tayloristic initiatives can give insight into the range of options for the application of information technology and job design, and the possibilities for planned change in thisarea; Neo-Taylorism needs an alternative; Anti-Tayloristic initiatives; Data collection; Data analysis; General theory; Structure of

Author

Hans Daniel Pruijt

Publisher

London ; New York: Routledge

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780429232046

Subjects

Economics, Business, Management