High-Performing Self-Managed Work Teams
：A Comparison of Theory to Practice
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Publication subTitle ：A Comparison of Theory to Practice
Publication series ：1
Author： Yeatts Dale E.;Hyten Cloyd
Publisher： Sage Publications Ltd
Publication year： 1997
E-ISBN: 9781452250274
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780761904700
Subject： C931 management techniques and methods
Keyword： 经济计划与管理
Language： ENG
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Description
Since the mid-1970s, pressure from international competition has forced business in the United States to look for better ways to achieve and maintain a competitive position. One popular tool is the self-managed work-team (SMWT). This book provides a thorough examination of SMWT both at the level of theory and at the practical level of when to use work teams to find solutions and how to develop successful teams.
By examining the most widely accepted theories of work-team performance, illustrated by 10 case studies from the areas of manufacturing, public service and health care, the authors define: how high-performing self-managed work teams differ from work groups and short-term teams; the problems which compel an organizati
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