The article talks about the problems and strategies involving high involvement work design and job satisfaction. The article provides specific research method such as analytical strategy, data, measures, descriptive statistics and result/discussion to find out what might increase satisfaction. Through the author’s thorough research, they conclude that satisfaction was positively associated with high-involvement practices. However, the authors took direction of causality as consideration, factors such as work practices and job satisfaction that might affect job satisfaction and participation in high-involvement practices respectively. They also study contributing factors leading to dissatisfaction like work-related stress or grievance filing
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The directors were aware that they had to keep up with changes in future and they decided to expand their company by building high-status homes catered to wealthy clients. Due to their long history being in the building industry, they were well-recognised and had adequate experience.
One director suggested an excellent idea to use a different approach which would overwrite Main and Son’s traditional approach of house building in order to venture into the high-status homes. Thus, they decided to consult an OD consultant regarding issues how their new venture may impact the practices of Main and Sons and their traditional structure, tentatively named Mainstream Builders.
According to the presentation report provided by the OD consultant, Main and Sons had to transform their traditional approach to be successful. Furthermore, they had to implement high involvement work practices to enhance their company. Therefore, the OD consultant created a table to show five levels of high involvement adoption in which Main and Sons was at level …show more content…
By ensuring that employees are highly involved in work practices it could lead to high job satisfaction, productivity, lesser management being implied and employees being more passionate about their jobs. According to Harmon Joel (2003,393-406) illustrates that high involvement work practices can reduce cost in many ways.
In Main and Sons case, the directors had to research on total quality management and characteristics of high involvement organisation. Although the methods provided in the articles are useful, the objective of the article was to determine solutions for the organisation. It was not simply a matter of recruiting better people to work in the organisation but improving performance of the employees.
The article is linked to the case as the directors need to implement high involvement work practices to ensure job satisfaction by using the research methods mentioned in the articles which they can put it to good use. In implementing the practice it may be challenging as every key feature of the organization needs to be designed differently. Therefore, the directors have to thoroughly research to select the best possibility to enhance their
The directors were aware that they had to keep up with changes in future and they decided to expand their company by building high-status homes catered to wealthy clients. Due to their long history being in the building industry, they were well-recognised and had adequate experience.
One director suggested an excellent idea to use a different approach which would overwrite Main and Son’s traditional approach of house building in order to venture into the high-status homes. Thus, they decided to consult an OD consultant regarding issues how their new venture may impact the practices of Main and Sons and their traditional structure, tentatively named Mainstream Builders.
According to the presentation report provided by the OD consultant, Main and Sons had to transform their traditional approach to be successful. Furthermore, they had to implement high involvement work practices to enhance their company. Therefore, the OD consultant created a table to show five levels of high involvement adoption in which Main and Sons was at level …show more content…
By ensuring that employees are highly involved in work practices it could lead to high job satisfaction, productivity, lesser management being implied and employees being more passionate about their jobs. According to Harmon Joel (2003,393-406) illustrates that high involvement work practices can reduce cost in many ways.
In Main and Sons case, the directors had to research on total quality management and characteristics of high involvement organisation. Although the methods provided in the articles are useful, the objective of the article was to determine solutions for the organisation. It was not simply a matter of recruiting better people to work in the organisation but improving performance of the employees.
The article is linked to the case as the directors need to implement high involvement work practices to ensure job satisfaction by using the research methods mentioned in the articles which they can put it to good use. In implementing the practice it may be challenging as every key feature of the organization needs to be designed differently. Therefore, the directors have to thoroughly research to select the best possibility to enhance their