Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain insights into the effects of an enterprise resource planning (ERP)‐implementation on job content. Design/methodology/approach – Data are collected using a qualitative expert instrument (WEBA) and a questionnaire (NOVA‐WEBA) among...

Publications in the managerial press tend to stress the positive sides of teamworking. Teamworking is heralded at the neglect of possible downsides such as the propensity to withhold effort. This is, however, studied in at least two strands of academic work: social psychology and economic...

Purpose Decentralisation attempts that aim to increase job autonomy do not always succeed. This paper aims to study to what extent the tendency to maintain existing operational task divisions is an important explanation for this lack of success. Design/methodology/approach In total, 456...

Purpose This paper aims to document the development of cellular manufacturing at Scania-Vabis, thereby contributing to the history of an organizational idea. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw on published sources and interviews to reconstruct the development of cellular manufacturing...

Purpose This study aims to emphasize the importance of taking into account the perspectives of prospective participants and identifying potential tensions in action research. Design/methodology/approach This paper reflects on a (participatory) action research (AR) project in which the first...