The Human Side of Corporate Competitiveness

by Fishman, Daniel B.; Cherniss, Cary

• ISBN13: 9780803937512
• ISBN10: 0803937512
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-07-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

How do companies reconcile individual needs with organizational imperatives in the workplace today? In the midst of American corporate attempts to regain competitiveness in both international and national markets, is the human element of importance? This volume explores the possibilities of corporate strategies which allow companies to be simultaneously competitive in the marketplace and compassionate to their employees and proposes strategies designed to improve organizational competence for today's marketplace.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Setting the Scene

Can a Company be both Pro-Profits and Pro-People?

Overview

Development and Plan of the Book

Historical, Social, and Technological Perspectives on The New Realities of Work and Workers

Forces for Increased Organizational Competition

Implications for Leadership and Organizational Competence New Attitudes and Motivations in Workers

Growing Interdependencies Among the Work, Personal-Family, and Educational Spheres of Life

Organizational Reactions to the New Competitiveness Forces and Their Impact on Workers

Restructuring Human Resources by Creating New Cultures and Structures in Organizations

Restructuring Financial Assets through Mergers and Acquisitions

Sample Approaches for Managing Organizational Reactions in Order to Promote Worker Well-Being

Strategies for Managing Plant Closings and Downsizing

Strategies for Integrating the Family Needs of Workers into Human Resource Planning

A Case Study in Effective Organizational Change Towards High Involvement Management

Summary and Conclusions

Emerging Managerial Themes for the 1990's

Interdependencies and Synergies Among Individual, Organizational, and Societal Well-Being

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