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The Ultimate Advantage Edward E. Lawler, III

The Ultimate Advantage By Edward E. Lawler, III

The Ultimate Advantage by Edward E. Lawler, III

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Summary

Citing such thriving companies as Hewlett-Packard, Xerox and Motorola, Lawler offers an integrated overview of just how an organization must be designed to realize the full potential of high-involvement management. He shows how to implement practices to help create a prosperous environment.

The Ultimate Advantage Summary

The Ultimate Advantage: Creating the High-Involvement Organization by Edward E. Lawler, III

Offers an integrated overview of just how an organization must be designed to realize the full potential of high-involvement management. Details the types of management and reward systems, leadership behaviors, job design, and training programs that make high-involvement organizations really work at such thriving companies as Hewlett-Packard, General Electric, and Xerox. Shows how to implement such specific practices as work teams, skill-based pay, gainsharing, and improvement groups.

The Ultimate Advantage Reviews

"One of the strengths of Lawler's book is its readiness to confrontdirectly the sort of questions that really worry most topmanagers."

"A valuable reference for human resource specialists, managementconsultants, and managers in search of a compass. It clearly laysout where many organizations are heading and presents the newwisdom on how to get there."

"A solid, insightful, and instructive book."

About Edward E. Lawler, III

EDWARD E. LAWLER is professor of management and organization at the Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Southern California, and founder and director of the school's Center for Effective Organizations.

Table of Contents

Part One: Searching for Competitive Advantage.

1. Make Management an Advantage.

2. Choose the Right Management Style.

Part Two: Designing Organizations, Work, and Rewards.

3. Create a High-Involvement Structure.

4. Identify Work Design Alternatives.

5. Develop Involving Work.

6. Foster Organization-Improvement Groups.

7. Pay the Person, Not the Job.

Part Three: Managing Information and Human Resources.

9. Promote Open Information Channels.

10. Establish High-Involvement Management Practices.

11. Support Positive Managerial Behavior.

12. Involve Unions in the Organization.

Part Four: Creating High-Involvement Organizations.

13. Develop High-Involvement Business Units.

14. Manage the Change Toward High-Involvement.

Additional information

GOR005490642
9781555424145
1555424147
The Ultimate Advantage: Creating the High-Involvement Organization by Edward E. Lawler, III
Edward E. Lawler, III
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
1992-03-16
392
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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