Topics covered this week are employee involvement and work design. Answer the questions below and provide a substantive answer. Provide a robust answer that considers multiple perspectives and explores the concept from a contextual fashion (e.g., work related, personal experience related, industry related, etc...).

1. Describe self-managed work groups and the situations for which they are best suited. Why are self-managed work groups more likely to be found in high involvement organizations?
2. Describe the four elements associated with employee involvement interventions.
3. Why has the re-engineering approach been associated with downsizing?

Please provide great details and good explanation.