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WORK EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIETY
卷 18, 期 2, 页码 243-266出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/09500172004042769
关键词
employee involvement; job control; new technology; participation; quality of working life; skill; task discretion; trade unions
资金
- Economic and Social Research Council [RES-557-28-5001] Funding Source: researchfish
Task discretion has held a central place in theories of work organisation and the employment relationship. However, there have been sharply differing views about both facts that determine it and the principal trends over time. Using evidence from three national surveys, this article shows that there has been a decline in task discretion since early 1990s. This contrasts with an increase in other forms of employee involvement. Many of the arguments in the literature about the factors that favour higher task discretion are supported by our evidence-in particular those emphasizing the importance of skill levels and the broader organizational ethos with respect to employee involvement. However, such factors do not account for the decline in task discretion, implying that existing theories fail to address some of the crucial determinants. It is tentatively suggested that it may be necessary also to take account of macro factors such as competitive pressure, public sector reform programmes and the growth of accountability structures.
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