New forms of work organization

Abstract

Abstract As a concept. “New forms of work organization” is not all that new. But it is still regarded as such. Information technology should be accelerating the process of change. But isn't. The cyclical upsurge in attention to industrial democracy is another opportunity to speed up changes to the design of jobs. But probably won't. What are the barriers to the diffusion of these concepts? How can the application of socio-technical job design principles be more widely applied? The paper will explore these and related questions, using local and overseas examples.