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The New Plant Revolution Revisited

Nov 1, 1990 | Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

This article by Edward Lawler III reviews and updates an earlier article “The New Plant Revolution.” Concludes that the new plant model has worked well, but has some weaknesses. These include lack of financial incentive, team effectiveness and full business integration.

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Organizational Design: The Past, Present and Future

Oct 1, 1990 | Future of HR, Organization Design, Sponsor Content

Jay R. Galbraith states that the design of organizations has passed through a number of different stages. These stages are best reviewed chronologically.

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The New Plant: A Second Generation Approach

May 1, 1990 | Organization Design, Sponsor Content

This article by Ed Lawler III summarizes and integrates the latest thinking on how manufacturing plants should be designed.

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The Shaping of Creativity in Organizations

Apr 22, 1989 | Compensation and Benefits, Innovation, Leadership, Organization Design, Sponsor Content

Nirmal K. Sethia analyzes the distinctive attributes of creative individuals and resources required for creative work. The knowledge thus gleaned is used for illustrating how creativity is shaped significantly by its organizational context, in particular, by leadership, organizational structure, and reward system.

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New Organization Forms for Competitiveness

Mar 1, 1989 | Organization Design, Sponsor Content

Jay R. Galbraith reports that the Center Project on Organizing in 1990’s is examining what manufacturing firms are doing to change their organizations to become more competitive in the 1990’s.

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International Competitiveness and the Design of Organizations

Dec 29, 1988 | Organization Design, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

Many American businesses have lost their competitive advantage. But the focus of this paper by Edward E. Lawler III is not on proving the case, that has already been done; it is on what strategies organizations can take to recapture the advantage.

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Parallel Participation Structures

Mar 1, 1988 | Organization Design, Sponsor Content

A parallel organization is an adjunct to the regular organizational processes and structures. This paper by Susan A. Mohrman and Edward E. Lawler III examines the typical life cycle of a parallel organization.

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Substitutes for Hierarchy

Feb 1, 1988 | Organization Design, Sponsor Content

The major functions which hierarchy performs in organizations are reviewed in this article by Edward E. Lawler III.

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Participative Management in the United States: Three Classics Revisited

Dec 13, 1987 | Employee Engagement, Organization Design, Performance Management, Sponsor Content

Three classic books by Argyria, Likert and McGregor are reviewed by Edward E. Lawler III. Their contribution to introducing participative management to the United States is assessed.

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Compiled Opinion Editorials

Aug 1, 1987 | Employee Engagement, Employee Equity, Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Management, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

A compiled set of opinion editorials by Edward E. Lawler III and Warren Bennis is presented.

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Transformations from Control to Involvement

Mar 1, 1987 | Employee Engagement, Organization Design, Sponsor Content

Edward E. Lawler III identifies conditions which causes organizations to change their management approach from a control oriented to an involvement orientated one.

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A Case of Union Management Cooperation: A Contextual Presentation

Feb 1, 1987 | Organization Design, Sponsor Content

This paper by Susan A. Mohrman presents a framework for conceptualizing the dynamics of union-management cooperative efforts.

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