Predicts that companies seeking a competitive advantage in the 1990s will adopt a time-based innovation strategy for rapidly turning new technology into new products or for quickly making...

Examines three facets of job design and their impact on the success of self-managed teams in companies. Job characteristics Degree of participatory management desired Job-design principles.

Explores the contribution of the principles of just-in-time production to a companys competitiveness. Employee involvement process Role of culture in transference.