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1. Organization Development and Change Thomas G. Cummings
Christopher G. Worley
2. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-2 Learning Objectivesfor Chapter Sixteen To explore work design as a central component of many EI interventions
To approach work design from three different perspectives: engineering, motivational, and socio-technical
To understand how different approaches align with different technical and social conditions
3. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-3 Work Design Approaches Engineering: Traditional Jobs & Groups
High specification and routinization
Low task variety and autonomy
Motivational: Enriched Jobs
High task variety and autonomy
Feedback of results
Sociotechnical: Self-Managing Teams
Control over total task
Multi-skilled, flexible, and self-regulating
4. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-4 Traditional Jobs & Workgroups Based on Scientific Management
Highly specified behaviors
Narrow range of skills
Low levels of authority and discretion
Highly repetitive
Benefits
Low selection and training costs
High productivity
High levels of control
5. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-5 Enriched Jobs
6. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-6 Core Job Dimensions Skill Variety - extent to which multiple skills are used
Task Identity - extent to which an individual works on a “whole” task
Task Significance - impact of the work on others
Autonomy - amount of discretion in the work
Feedback from the Work Itself - extent to which work provides information on effectiveness
7. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-7 Job Enrichment Application Stages Perform a thorough diagnosis
Form natural work units
Combine tasks
Establish client relationships
Vertical loading
Opening feedback channels
8. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-8 Sociotechnical Systems Approach Sociotechnical systems (STS) theory is based on two basic ideas:
An organization or work unit is a combined, social-plus-technical system (sociotechnical)
The system is open in relation to their environment and must interact with their environments to survive and develop
Self-managed work teams is the most prevalent application of STS
9. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-9 Sociotechnical Systems Diagnosis Define the Work System
Conduct an Environmental Analysis
Conduct a Technical Analysis
Conduct a Social Analysis
10. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-10 Sociotechnical Systems Design Can work system be designed to better fit with the environment?
Can work system be designed to better operate conversion process and control variances?
Can work system be designed to better satisfy members’ needs?
11. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-11 Team Task Design & Development Whole and interdependent tasks
Common mission and goals
Requisite multi-skills
Task and boundary control
Feedback of results
Minimum specification design
Develop from narrow to broad boundaries for discretion
12. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-12 Team Process Intervention Promoting healthy interpersonal relationships
Coordinating efforts
Weighting member inputs and sharing knowledge
Making good decisions
Confronting and resolving conflicts
13. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-13 Organization Support Systems Performance management systems
Training systems
Information systems
Selection systems
Management systems
14. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-14 Self Managed Teams Application Stages Sanction the design effort
Diagnose the work system
Generate appropriate designs
Specify support systems
Implement and evaluate the work design
Continual change and improvement
15. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-15 Designing Work forTechnical and Personal Technical Factors
Technical interdependence: the extent to which cooperation among workers is required
Technical Uncertainty: the amount of information processing and decision making among workers necessary to do the work
Personal Need Factors
Social Needs: the desire for significant social relationships
Growth Needs: the desire for personal accomplishment, learning, and development.
16. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-16 Work Designs That Optimize Technology
17. Cummings & Worley, 9e (c) 2008 South-Western/Cengage Learning 16-17