Louis E. Tagliaferri

Examines the productivity crisis in the American labor force. Trends in corporate profits in the United States; Reasons for the increase in the annual productivity rate of the U.S.; Approaches to improve productivity; Extrinsic and intrinsic approaches to productivity improvement; Determinants of employee satisfaction.

The Productivity Crisis and What You Can Do About It

Discusses the changing attitudes of the workforce in the U.S. and ways of coping with the problem of employee motivation. Decline in workforce motivation and industrial productivity; Attitudes against business and free enterprise in campuses; Three-step program.

Understanding and Motivating the Changing Work Force

Explains how the use of a work behavior-type performance-appraisal system can improve the effectiveness of managers who conduct performance appraisals. Alternative appraisal methods; Management practices variables; Increase in communication time during the performance interview on matters of importance to both the supervisor and subordinate.