High-Involvement Management: Participative Strategies for Improving Organizational Performance

High-Involvement Management: Participative Strategies for Improving Organizational Performance

by EdwardE.LawlerIII (Author)

Synopsis

This book exanines a wide range of practical methods for increasing employee involvement and brings together the best of each approach into a comprehensive model for implementing participative management at all levels of an organization. Based on his analysis of 25 years of research and practical experience, Lawler spells out the benefits and disadvantages of such common techniques as self-managing work teams, job enrichment, and gainsharing. And he provides numerous case examples of employee involvement programs at such companies as Procter and Gamble, Honeywell, General Motors, IBM and Ford.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 274
Edition: 1
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Published: 18 Jan 1991

ISBN 10: 1555423302
ISBN 13: 9781555423308

Media Reviews
Offers a balanced, temperate account of the merits and problems of participation in organizations.
Author Bio
EDWARD E. LAWLER is a leading scholar and author in the area of organization effectiveness and design. He is founder and director of the Center for Effective Organizations at University of Southern California where he is also professor of management and organization in the Graduate School of Business Administration. Lawler is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books including Organizing for the Future (with J. Galbraith, 1993), The Ultimate Advantage (1992), and Employee Involvement and Total Quality Management (1992), all from Jossey-Bass.