WORK DIVERSITY AND NEGOTIATION - THE CASE OF SINGAPORE

Although much has been written about the effects of industrial restruc turing on the advanced industrialized economies of the West, little re search has been conducted on the impact of restructuring on newly indu strializing economies such as Singapore. This exploratory study of 224 Singaporean workers reveals that while there did not appear to be a s ense of generalized alienation, many were dissatisfied with work inten sification and bureaucratic constraints in their workplaces. The artic le suggests reforms which could help to achieve happier and more produ ctive workplaces.