The Impact of High Performance Work Systems (HPWSs) on Organizational Performance by the Roles of Job Design

Abstract

The changing nature of the ‘job’ has gained an increasing attention to examine the nature and substance of jobs and its impact on organizational performance. This paper aims to examine the relationship between organizational performance and job design in the manufacturing sector. The survey questionnaire was administered to the different categories of managerial level in the manufacturing firms in Kuala Lumpur and Northern Region through email and in person. The questionnaire consists of factors like; organizational performance, job design, job description, job specification and job analysis. The study is quantitative research approach. The collected data reveal that organizational performance and job design are positively related with each other. This study also shows that job design is a powerful tool to enhance organizational performance and could be considered as one of the HPWS components.