Development of a comprehensive industrial work design model

An overview of the conceptual, theoretical, and interdisciplinary approache s to industrial work design is presented. Five existing models in the area of industrial work design are reviewed. A thorough understanding of the var ious factors affecting industrial work design is necessary for improving wo rker productivity, job satisfaction, safety, health, and well-being. With t his objective in mind, a comprehensive model of industrial work design is d eveloped. The model depicts the relationship among a great many factors tha t affect the design of industrial work: human, machine, job, workspace, and work design factors-social, psychological, physical/physiological, organiz ational, and economical. The subfactors are also identified. The model show s the expected work design attributes and outcomes. Hitherto, no other work design model has included so many relevant factors/subfactors as possible into a single model. (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.