We describe the nature, scope and effects of various non-mandated participatory work practices in Japan, the U.S. and Europe through the lens of complementarity in organizations. Specifically, rather than treating each work practice in isolation, we consider it an element of HIWS (High...

Using the employee opinion survey responses from several thousand employees working in 193 branches of a major U.S. bank, we consider whether there is a distinctive workplace component to employee attitudes despite the common set of corporate human resource management practices that cover all...

Purpose- Aim was to find the moderating effect of organizational culture on the relation of high performance work practices with employee engagement in apparel manufacturing and retail sector.Design/methodology/approach- Data was collected from 256 employees of an apparel manufacturing and...

Examining recent innovations in manufacturing technologies techniques and philosophies and how these affect work design research and practice, 'Job and Work Design' looks at wider trends and describes possible implications for the whole organization