Towards a Theoretical Model for Work Reorganization, Employees Welfare and Organization Performance: A Research Agenda

Abstract

This review of literature was based on the concepts of work reorganization, employees' welfare and organization performance. The motivation for carrying out this literature review is presented and the foregoing argument is that change is more of the norm in management of organizations today. Work reorganization places people management practices and process in the centre because workers deliver the desired objectives through individual and group effort. The objectives of carrying out this literature review include; to establish the evolution of work reorganization and employees' welfare, to find out the relevant theoretical underpinnings, to establish research gaps and to describe a methodology for studying work reorganization, employee's welfare and organization performance. The theoretical review identified Best Practice approaches, Contingency approaches, Resource Based View and Conflict theory of Ralph Dahrendof as most relevant. An empirical literature review was done to capture on thematic issues, methodology, data collection and data analysis. Various studies were reviewed and critiqued to identify knowledge gaps. Research gaps relate to constructs, content and methodology. Conclusions were drawn and recommendations made to include all the constructs in the current study. A conceptual frame work is proposed for studying work reorganization, employees' welfare and organization performance.