일터 혁신이론에 대한 문헌 고찰

This abstract discusses the significance of reexamining the theory of workplace innovation (WPI) in the context of Nordic countries and Korea. The concept of WPI emphasizes the consideration of not only technological factors, but also social and psychological factors in order to improve both organizational performance and individual working life quality, thereby ensuring organizational sustainability. However, Korean companies have been passive in adopting workplace innovation, focusing instead on technology-driven manufacturing innovation. The government's efforts have been limited to promoting workplace innovation consulting projects. Given this situation, there is a need to revisit the theory of workplace innovation, which has received insufficient attention, for the purpose of facilitating its social diffusion. To address this gap, this study aims to reconstruct the existing theories of workplace innovation by following the workplace innovation flow chart modified by the author. This abstract presents an overview of the theoretical frameworks and perspectives relevant to workplace innovation. Firstly, the organizational design perspective at the structural level encompasses the Modern Social Technology System Design Theory (MSTSD), Job Demand-Control (JD-C) Theory, Job Demand-Control-Support (JDCS) Theory, and Job Demand Resource (JDR) Theory. Secondly, the cultural level perspective focuses on worker participation and encompasses theories such as Employee-Driven Innovation (EDI) theory, democratic dialogue theory, labor process theory, relational adjustment, and sociocracy. Thirdly, the strategic choice perspective of management incorporates resource-based theory, dynamic competency, high-performance work system, knowledge capital theory, lean management, management technology, high-reliability organization (HRD), and distributed leadership. Moreover, an integrated perspective is presented through the Integrated Workplace Innovation (TWIN) theory and the fifth factor model, which aim to integrate the perspectives of theorists, practitioners, and policy makers. Finally, the abstract concludes by discussing the limitations of the study and suggesting directions for future research.