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Woodman, Richard W.; Sherwood, John J. – Personnel Journal, 1977
Job design or redesign (intended to create a more meaningful working environment that meets the needs of people as well as the organization) is discussed in terms of job rotation, work simplification, job enlargement, job enrichment, and other concepts relating to successfully redesigning other's jobs as part of effective management. (TA)
Descriptors: Definitions, Guidelines, Job Development, Job Enrichment

Tchobanian, R. – International Labour Review, 1975
After pointing out possible prejudicial consequences of job restructuring both for occupational and economic interests of workers and for the structure and activities of the trade union movement, various trade union reactions and attitudes to work humanization are analyzed. Available from: ILO Publications, International Labour Office, CH-1211,…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Humanization, Job Enrichment, Job Simplification
Hackman, J. Richard; Oldham, Greg R. – 1974
The report describes the Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS), an instrument designed to measure the following classes of variables: (1) objective job characteristics, particularly the degree to which jobs are designed so that they enhance work motivation and job satisfaction; (2) personnel affective reactions of individuals to their jobs and work setting;…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Evaluation Methods, Job Analysis, Job Development
Feingold, S. Norman – Counselor's Information Service, 1976
There are many possible directions that can be taken to open equal opportunity to all who want work, especially for the handicapped. Since more service-producing industries are expected to grow in the future than goods-producing industries, and accurate job forecasting is good but must be accompanied by adequate education and training, the growth…
Descriptors: Accountability, Affirmative Action, Career Education, Disabilities
Carter, Michael A. – 1975
The world of work is composed of contradictory conditions which schooling tries to mediate through a reproductive process. The present organization of production based on wage-labor is inherently self-contradictory in that the interests of management and labor are directly opposed. School prepares individuals to deal with the types of peer…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Educational Change, Educational Theories, Employee Attitudes