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Work design

Definition

The process through which an organisation works to optimise work health and safety, human performance, job satisfaction, and business success.

Synonyms

  • Working from home
  • Job crafting
  • SMART work
  • Shift work
  • Influences on work design
  • Working hours
  • Flexible work
  • Job demands
  • WFH
  • Working remotely
  • Autonomy
  • Job sizing
  • Agentic
  • Autonomy over my role
  • Control over my role
  • Influence over my tasks
  • Mastery-oriented
  • Mental complexity
  • Relational design
  • Stimulating design
  • Tolerable demands
  • Understand role
  • Understand tasks
  • Rostered work
  • Work scheduling
  • External factors
  • Individual factors
  • Organisational factors
  • Flexitime
  • Role overload
  • Unrealistic job demands