Organization of Work
Measurement Tools for Research and Practice

Organizational Context

Management structures, supervisory practices, production methods, and human resource policies

• Organizational restructuring (e.g., downsizing)
• New quality and process management initiatives (e.g., high performance work systems)
• Alternative employment arrangements (e.g., contingent labor)
• Work/life/family programs and flexible work arrangements (e.g., telecommuting)
• Changes in benefits and compensation systems (e.g., gainsharing)

Work Context

Job and task characteristics

• Task attributes: temporal aspects, complexity, autonomy, physical and psychological demands, etc.
• Social-relational aspects of work
• Worker roles
• Working hours and schedules
• Employee development and job security

Source

This Organization of Work Taxonomy was adapted from:

Sauter, SL; Brightwell, WS; Colligan, MJ; et. al. The Changing Organization of Work and the Safety and Health of Working People: Knowledge Gaps and Research Directions. DHHS(NIOSH) 2002-116.

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