Oxford Handbook of Human Resource Management

(Steven Felgate) #1

Table 12.1 Framework for analyzing direct voiceWorker goals


Type of voicesystem

Typical voicemechanisms

Managerial goals

Tensions inherent in thesystem

Links with othercomponents of HRM

More nterest ngwork

Task-basedpart c pat on

H gh-performancework systems

Improvements n qua tyand customer serv ce

Contested not ons of autonomyand respons b ty

Job des gn andorgan zat ona structures

Greater contro andd scret on over jobperformance

Se f-managed teamsAutonomous workgroups

Enhanced workercomm tment andsat sfact on

Se f-contro and ncreasedmanager a surve ance

Pay and rewardsTra n ng and sk upgrad ng

Opportun ty tocontr bute deas tomprove work

Upwardprob em-so v ng

Off- ne teamsQua ty c rc es

Improvements n qua tyand customer serv ce

Emp oyment secur ty and eanproduct on

Commun cat on,consu tat on andrepresentat on

Recogn t on ofworker sk s

Suggest ons schemes

Appropr at on of workersk s and expert se

D str but on of rewards fromncreased product v ty

Rewards and recogn t on

Two-way br ef ngs

Tra n ng and careerdeve opment

Chance to expressd ssat sfact onabout ssues

Comp a nts tomanagement

Gr evance proceduresD rect comp a nt tosuperv sor

A ow ng workers toet off steamDes re to removeprob ems

Manager a prerogat ves andemp oyee r ghtsFa rness at work

D sputes procedures andndustr a re at onsEqua opportun t es

Des re to rect fyprob ems

Recru tment and retent on
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