ABSTRACT

In the light of mental health issues amongst the workforce, as well as future of work challenges ahead, it is more important than ever to create well-designed work. In this article, as researchers and practitioners, we share our approaches to influencing work design practice and policy. We draw on research on the antecedents of work design to identify multiple pathways for achieving better quality work designs. We describe some practical materials and models that provide a foundation for our approach. We then discuss how we have sought to achieve impact at the individual level, the organizational level, and, increasingly, across multiple organizations, industries, and even the national level. Although we have often experienced challenges and setbacks in our quest to affect practice, we nevertheless remain optimistic for the future. We hope our article encourages expanded attention to translating and using research to make an “evidence-based difference” in work design for all workers.

摘要

鉴于劳动力中的心理健康问题以及未来的工作挑战，创造精心设计的工作比以往任何时候都更加重要。在本文中，作为研究人员和从业者，我们将分享影响工作设计实践和政策的方法。我们利用对工作设计前因的研究来确定实现更高质量工作设计的多种途径。我们描述了一些实用的材料和模型，为我们的方法提供了基础。然后我们讨论我们如何寻求在个人层面、组织层面以及越来越多的跨多个组织、行业甚至国家层面产生影响。虽然我们在追求影响实践的过程中经常遇到挑战和挫折，但我们仍然对未来保持乐观。