SHRM and job design: Narrowing the divide

摘要

The divide between job design and SHRM is not likely to be narrowed significantly in the near term. There is a fundamental difference in the questions and theoretical frameworks motivating these literatures. Nevertheless, there are some opportunities to begin a mutually beneficial dialogue. We have suggested several directions that could yield productive research inquiries, including:rn1. drawing on job design theory to help delineate the boundaries of "strategic jobs,"rn2. developing a theoretical rationale for strategic job design that can extend the boundaries of the field, andrn3. broaden the concept of high performance work systemsrnIn short, SHRM offers real opportunities for the kind of cross-level and cross-disciplinary extensions of job design that are the goals of this Special Issue.