The outbreak of COVID‐19 is having a drastic impact on work and employment. This review
piece outlines the relevance of existing research into new technology, work and employment …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to take a critical, analytical approach to explore the
growth and spread of Lean through the academic and practitioner community over the last …

Many scholars assume that the fundamental questions about work design have been
answered. However, a global shift from manufacturing economies to service and knowledge …

The project of writing this book back in 1999 began with a simple concern that the account of
organisational behaviour expressed or implied in academic work often did not give an …

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use of our standing order facility. To place a standing order please contact your bookseller …

This eye-opening book describes how modern technologies--such as computers,
automobiles, machine tools, hybrid crops, nuclear reactors, and others--contribute to vexing …

Considerable controversy has arisen in recent years concerning the most appropriate
strategy in international markets. It has been cogently argued that a strategy of global …

This book equips readers with a sound understanding of research, theory and the practical
aspects of job design. It critiques the theory and research which provide the foundations of …

It is widely argued that modern manufacturing settings require employees to adopt a
customer-focused strategic orientation and a broad and proactive role orientation. Yet …

The 1990s have been called the “empowerment era,” yet growing evidence suggests that
empowerment programs often fail to meet the expectations of both managers and …