Good work design for all: Multiple pathways to making a difference

© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis. In the light of mental health issues amongst the workforce, as well as future of work challenges ahead, it is more important than ever to create well-designed work. In this article, as researchers and practitioners, we share our appro...

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Main Authors: Parker, Sharon, Jorritsma, Karina
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD 2020
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL160100033
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82514
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description © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis. In the light of mental health issues amongst the workforce, as well as future of work challenges ahead, it is more important than ever to create well-designed work. In this article, as researchers and practitioners, we share our approaches to influencing work design practice and policy. We draw on research on the antecedents of work design to identify multiple pathways for achieving better quality work designs. We describe some practical materials and models that provide a foundation for our approach. We then discuss how we have sought to achieve impact at the individual level, the organizational level, and, increasingly, across multiple organizations, industries, and even the national level. Although we have often experienced challenges and setbacks in our quest to affect practice, we nevertheless remain optimistic for the future. We hope our article encourages expanded attention to translating and using research to make an “evidence-based difference” in work design for all workers.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-825142023-06-26T01:55:33Z Good work design for all: Multiple pathways to making a difference Parker, Sharon Jorritsma, Karina Social Sciences Psychology, Applied Management Psychology Business & Economics Work design impact job design organizational change decent work © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis. In the light of mental health issues amongst the workforce, as well as future of work challenges ahead, it is more important than ever to create well-designed work. In this article, as researchers and practitioners, we share our approaches to influencing work design practice and policy. We draw on research on the antecedents of work design to identify multiple pathways for achieving better quality work designs. We describe some practical materials and models that provide a foundation for our approach. We then discuss how we have sought to achieve impact at the individual level, the organizational level, and, increasingly, across multiple organizations, industries, and even the national level. Although we have often experienced challenges and setbacks in our quest to affect practice, we nevertheless remain optimistic for the future. We hope our article encourages expanded attention to translating and using research to make an “evidence-based difference” in work design for all workers. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82514 10.1080/1359432X.2020.1860121 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL160100033 ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD fulltext
spellingShingle Social Sciences
Psychology, Applied
Management
Psychology
Business & Economics
Work design
impact
job design
organizational change
decent work
Parker, Sharon
Jorritsma, Karina
Good work design for all: Multiple pathways to making a difference
title Good work design for all: Multiple pathways to making a difference
title_full Good work design for all: Multiple pathways to making a difference
title_fullStr Good work design for all: Multiple pathways to making a difference
title_full_unstemmed Good work design for all: Multiple pathways to making a difference
title_short Good work design for all: Multiple pathways to making a difference
title_sort good work design for all: multiple pathways to making a difference
topic Social Sciences
Psychology, Applied
Management
Psychology
Business & Economics
Work design
impact
job design
organizational change
decent work
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL160100033
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82514