Organisation design: getting the chemistry right
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Imperial Chemical Industries PLC implemented an organizational development program that increased productivity and provides management with a clear understanding of the issues involved in organizational change and productivity improvement. The development program focused on the structure of the organization at the Grangemouth, UK plant. The techniques used as an application methodology include a means of analyzing work processes, the formation of work groups around tasks, and the definition of a primary work group.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1990
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Simple ergonomic
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Work involves the use of tools and ergonomics is concerned with the design of these tools and, by extension, with the design of artefacts and environments for human use. If costly mistakes are to be avoided, an ergonomist should be consulted when any workplace intervention or the task or environment is being considered and the cost benefits of an ergonomic intervention would far outweigh its cost.
Publication Name: Health & Safety at Work
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0141-8246
Year: 2004
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