Performance organisations in the 1990s: Flexibility for manufacturing management
This paper argues that changes in manufacturing conditions in many organisations are creating a renewed interest in the development of autonomous work groups as part of competitive strategy. Evidence from the electronics industry and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) indicate that these groups offer a degree of flexibility in organisations which is a prerequisite for competitive edge. Shorter product life cycles, increasing levels of global competition and more sophisticated customer demands create a need for this level of flexibility in organisations and begin to push decision-making responsibility further down the organisation. This has implications for the management of change in firms in the future which is also examined.
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1989
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Authors: | McCalman, James |
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European Management Journal. - Elsevier, ISSN 0263-2373. - Vol. 7.1989, 3, p. 353-357
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Elsevier |
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