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Work design

In organizational development (OD), work design is the application of Socio-Technical Systems principles and techniques to the humanization of work.

The aims of work design:

improved job satisfaction
improved through-put
improved quality
reduced employee problems, e.g., grievances, absenteeism

Also see

Eric Trist
Fred Emery

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