Improving productivity and the quality of work life /
Thomas G. Cummings and Edmond S. Molloy.
- New York ; London : Praeger, 1977.
- xvi, 305 p. ; 24 cm. + hbk.
- Praeger special studies in U.S. economic, social, and political issues .
Bibliography: p. 292-305.
Introduction -- Part I: Autonomous work groups -- Autonomous work groups: theory and change strategy -- Autonomous work groups: 16 selected experiments -- How to counter alienation in the plant / Richard E. Walton -- Part II: Job restructuring -- Job restructuring: theory and change strategy -- Job restructuring: a review of 28 selected experiments -- The process of "job enrichment" / Liam Gorman and Edmond S. Molloy -- Part III: Participative management -- Participative management: theory and change strategy -- Participative management: a review of seven selected experiments -- Participative decision making: an experimental study in a hospital / J. E. Bragg and I. R. Andrews -- Part IV: Organization-wide change -- Organization-wide change: theory and change strategy -- Organization-wide change: a review of seven selected experiments -- Improving patient care through organizational changes in the mental hospital / Elaine Cumming, I. L. W. Clancey and John Cumming -- Part V: Organizational behavior modification -- Organizational behavior modification: theory and change strategy -- Organizational behavior modification: a review of six studies -- The production case / Fred Luthans and Robert Kreitner -- Part VI: Flexible working hours -- Flexible working hours: theory and change strategy -- Flexible working hours: a review of six selected experiments -- Flexible working time installed by joint committee: Pilkington Brothers Ltd. / Michael Wade -- Part VII: The scanlon plan -- The scanlon plan: theory and change strategy -- The scanlon plan: a review of eight selected experiments -- The scanlon plan in Desoto, Inc. -- Managing organizational change.
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