The National Shipbuilding Research Program: 1988 Ship Production Symposium Paper No. 2A: System Strategy Teams: A Participative Management Adaptation
Abstract
"Management in the United States often falls into the trap of invoking Theory Y programs in Theory X ways" Perhaps nothing conceptualizes the plight of American businesses implementing new programs and techniques quite as succinctly as the preceding statement. Many of the buzz words of celebrated methods and techniques used in Japan have been popularized in the U.S. Unfortunately, the implementation of these techniques is not given the careful consideration it demands. Although participative management did not achieve full potential in the U.S. with the introduction of quality circles, the foundation was laid and lessons were learned. The organization and operation of a company needs to be considered for a successful implementation. System Strategy Teams represent an adaptation of participative management developed specifically to function within Peterson Builders.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA447521
Entities
People
- Donna J. Witkowski