Creating Sustainable Work Systems

This new edition tackles all the latest developments and integrates practical perspectives with rigorous research to shed light on a vital aspect of working life. Focusing on developing the human and social resources within an organization, this book provides the basis for designing and implementing sustainable work systems.

Peter Docherty is Professor at the Centre for Healthcare Improvement and Department of Quality Sciences at the Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg and a Senior Researcher at ATK Arbetsliv AB. Mari Kira is an Academy Research Fellow at the Helsinki University of Technology, Finland. A.B. Rami Shani is Professor and Chair of Management at California Polytechnic University, USA and Research Professor at the School of Management, Politechnico di Milano, Italy.

1. What the World Needs Now is Sustainable Work Systems Peter Docherty, Mari Kira and A.B. (Rami) Shani 2. Organizational Visions of Sustainability Keith Cox 3. The Interface Journey to Sustainability: Identity Dynamics within Cultural Incrementalism Mona Amodeo 4. Sustainability in Knowledge-Based Companies Peter Brödner 5. Sustainability and the Ageing Workforce - Considerations with regard to the German Car Manufacturing Industry Julia Weichel, Markus Buch, Dirk Urban and Ekkehart Frieling 6. Utilizing Technology to Support Sustainability James Sena and A.B. (Rami) Shani 7. Creating Sustainable, Desired Change in Teams through Application of Intentional Change and Complexity Theories Richard Boyatzis 8. Sustainable Heritage in a Rapidly Changing Environment Lena Wilhelmson and Marianne Döös 9. Learning Mechanisms in Sustainable Work System Design Mike Stebbins and Judy Valenzuela 10. Financial Management to Support Sustainability Doug Cerf and Arline Savage 11. A Development Coalition for Sustainability in Health Care Svante Lifvergren, Tony Huzzard and Peter Docherty 12. Three Powers of Feedback for Sustainable Multi-organizational Learning Hilary Bradbury 13. Labelling and Sustainability: The Case of Specialty Coffee Mikael Román 14. An Initial Exploration of Sustainable Work Systems in China: An Issue of Imbalance between Economic and Social Reform Sharon Moore and Julie Jie Wen 15. Sustained by Work: Individual and Collective Sustainability in Work Organizations Mari Kira and Frans M. van Eijnatten 16. Toward a Sustainable Work Systems Design and Change Methodology Michael Stebbins and A.B. (Rami) Shani 17. Sustainable Work Systems: Past, Present and Future of Social Sustainability Peter Docherty