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Employee Participation Programs: Implications for Productivity Improvement

Dec 1, 1982 | , ,

Susan A. Mohrman states that the relationship between organizational effectiveness and employee participation in decision-making has been the subject of academic interest for decades.

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Creating High Involvement Work Organizations

Mar 1, 1980 | , ,

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) points to the many successful new plants that follow a participative model. This same model can be applied to traditional organizations with high likelihood of good productivity and a high quality of work life.

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Making MBO Effective

Feb 1, 1980 | , ,

This article by Steven Kerr (USC) maintains that many, perhaps most, approaches to MBO (Management by Objectives) contain logical inconsistencies and make assumptions that are contrary to what is know about people and about organizations.

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