{"product_id":"the-new-workplace-9780471485438","title":"The New Workplace","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust-in-time, total quality management, lean manufacturing,call centres, team work, empowerment - most people inbusiness have heard these buzz words, often offered as a panacea toall profit ills. So why don''t they always work? Can you combinethem anyhow? If not, why not?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The New Workplace Handbook is a comprehensive guide to theevidence available on how modern working practices and technologyaffect the people in organizations. Within a broad psychologicalframework, leading experts examine how people work, theirexperience of work, the impact on productivity and performance andthe human resource implications. Guidance is offered on a range ofdifferent methods, tools and practices that can be used to guidethe design and implementation of modern working practices to ensurethat pitfalls are avoided and the best possible results areobtained from new initiatives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Indispensable for consultants, this Handbook will also be usefulfor students and scholars in the psychology of b\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e List of Tables.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Editors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part I: Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The New Workplace: An Introduction (David Holman \u0026amp; StephenWood).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II: Modern Working Practices in The Workplace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Workers Under Lean Manufacturing (Rick Delbridge).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Human Side of Total Quality Management (Richard Cooney \u0026amp;Amrik Sohal\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Advanced Manufacturing Technology (Bradley Chase \u0026amp; WaldemarKarwowski).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Supply Chain Partnering (Maire Kerrin \u0026amp; BelenIcasati-Johanson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Team Working (John Cordery).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Call Centres (David Holman).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Knowledge Management (Harry Scarbrough).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Employee Involvement: Utilization, Impacts and Future Prospects(George S. Benson \u0026amp; Edward E. Lawler III).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Promoting a Pro-active and Innovative Workforce for the NewWorkplace (Kerry L. Unsworth \u0026amp; Sharon K. Parker).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Teleworking and Virtual Organisations (David Lamond, Kevin Daniels\u0026amp; Peter Standen).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Performance Management Practices and Motivation (Robert D.Pritchard \u0026amp; Stephanie C. Payne).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e E-business: Future prospects? (Chris Clegg, Belen Icasati-Johanson\u0026amp; Stuart Bennett).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part III: Organisational Performance and Productivity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Organisational Performance and Manufacturing Practices (StephenWood).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Organisational Performance in Services (Rosemary Batt \u0026amp;Virginia Doellgast).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Human Resource -\u003cbr\u003e Firm Performance Relationship: Methodological and TheoreticalChallenges (Patrick M. Wright \u0026amp; Timothy M. Gardner).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Tools and Methods for Design and Evaluation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tools and Methods to Support the Design and Implementation of NewWork Systems (Enid Mumford \u0026amp; Carolyn Axtell).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Examining New Technologies and New Ways of Working: Methods forDesigning Evaluation Studies (Sabine Sonnentag).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part V: Reflection and Critique.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Future of Work? (Paul Sparrow).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Any nearer a 'better' approach? A critical view (Karen Legge).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Practical, Theoretical and MethodologicalConsiderations (David Holman, Toby Wall \u0026amp; Ann Howard).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author Index.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Subject Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402608124247,"sku":"9780471485438","price":186.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471485438.jpg?v=1730480942","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-new-workplace-9780471485438","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}