The Meaning of Work

Preface -- Introduction: the context -- Making the Case -- The function of work in human life -- The meaning of work -- Luddism for the twenty-first century -- Research Studies -- The human implications of rationalizing work -- Living and working in hospital wards. Using electronic patient records -- Consulting and Action Research -- The "Humanization of Work" programme in Germany: some cultural influences in the design and re-design of work -- A contribution to the design of a new confectionery factory -- Work organization in the design of a new canning plant: plant design, job design, and industrial relations -- Work organization in branch banking -- Putting information and communications technology to work in the construction industry: testing a model -- The Boundaries with Other Professions -- The production engineer's role in industrial relations -- "Satisfactions in work design": some problems of theory and method -- The management of innovation: from platitudes to reality in job design -- On the collaboration between social scientists and engineers -- and Finally . . . -- And finally-some reflections on institutions and policy -- Checklist for implementation issues