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...

Machine generated contents note: Part I: Participation Programs: Mapping the Field -- Chapter 1 Problem Areas and Definitions -- Chapter 2 Indirect Representative Programs -- Chapter 3 Direct Participation Programs -- Chapter 4 Economic Participation Programs -- Part I: Two Generations of...