Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and John A. Drexler, Jr. (University of Washington) identify the conditions which lead to entrepreneur behavior.
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This article by Larry E. Greiner (USC) and Virginia E. Schein (Consultant) focuses on the “Behavioral pathologies” that arise naturally in a project structure with mult-disciplinary team; one example being “authority ambiguity and responsibility confusion.”
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After tracing the history of the organization development (OD) field, this article by Larry Greiner (CEO) argues that the current pragmatism of OD has lost touch with its original value premises.
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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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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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This paper by Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) looks at the problems with merit pay. Specific emphasis is on why salary increases typically are poor motivators. It stresses that bonuses are often a viable alternative to salary increases.
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