New systems of work organization, such as lean production and total quality management,
have been introduced by employers throughout the industrialized world to improve …

This literature review aims to identify occupational musculoskeletal and mental health effects
of production system rationalization as well as organizational-level measures that may …

This article seeks to reconceptualize the relationship between flexibility and efficiency. Much
organization theory argues that efficiency requires bureaucracy, that bureaucracy impedes …

Little is known about how communities producing collective goods govern themselves. In a
multimethod study of one open source software community, we found that members …

Are lean production jobs intrinsically motivating? More than 20 years after the arrival of lean
production, this question remains unresolved. Generally accepted models of job design …

Die erste Auflage dieses Buches erschien vor dreizehn Jahren. Wenn jetzt bereits wieder
eine neue Auflage nachgefragt wird, stellt dies für die Autoren eine Herausforderung dar …

Managers usually associate ergonomics with occupational health and safety and related
legislation, not with business performance. In many companies, these decision makers …

The Organisation of Employment explores the diversity in the organisation of employment
among advanced industrial societies. It focuses on the implications of distinctive …

The source of competitive advantage has shifted in many organizations from reliability to
innovation and flexibility. But what does it take for an organization that innovates to then …

This paper examines how firm investments in technology-based employee monitoring
impact both misconduct and productivity. We use unique and detailed theft and sales data …