A conceptual review of the literature on the persistence of planned organizational change is presented by Gerald Ledford, Jr, based on Lawrence Mohr’s distinction between variance theory models and process theory models of explanation.
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Skill Based Pay
Skill based pay systems are described and contrasted with job based pay systems in this article by Edward E. Lawler III and G. Ledford, Jr.
The Design of Employee Participation Groups: Guidelines Based on Empirical Research
This paper by Susan A. Mohrman and G. Ledford, Jr. explores the importance of various design features in employee participation programs.
Transference and Countertransference in Action Research Relationships
Gerald Ledford, Jr. explores transference and countertransference, two concepts from the psychotherapeutic literature, and their relevance to action research relationships is considered.
Doing Research: The Case of Organizational Design
T. Cummings, Susan A. Mohrman, A. Mohrman, Jr., and G. Ledford, Jr. present a framework for understanding
a research approach with organizations that are designing and redesigning themselves to adapt to rapid and fundamental societal changes.
Quality of Work Life Programs in the 1980’s
Quality of Work Life (QWL) programs are examined as a strategy for human resource management in this paper by C. Cammann and G. Ledford, Jr.
Productivity and the Quality of Work Life
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and G. Ledford, Jr. (CEO) summarize the results of eight case studies of quality of worklife change programs.