What Really Goes Wrong with Participative Work Groups

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Examines the failure of participative work groups to be effective in U.S. industries. Impact of the lack of maintenance and encouragement by management on the dissolution of participative work groups; Consideration of actual problems from the macro- and microorganizational perspectives; Effect of lack of realistic evaluation on the organizational structure; Failure of groups to be integrated into the organization's hierarchy.

Examines the failure of participative work groups to be effective in U.S. industries. Impact of the lack of maintenance and encouragement by management on the dissolution of participative work groups; Consideration of actual problems from the macro- and microorganizational perspectives; Effect of lack of realistic evaluation on the organizational structure; Failure of groups to be integrated into the organization's hierarchy.