The Human side of corporate competitiveness

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The Human side of corporate competitiveness

edited by Daniel B. Fishman, Cary Cherniss

Sage Publications, c1990

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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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.

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PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Setting the Scene - Joseph E Radigan Can a Company be both Pro-Profits and Pro-People? Overview - Daniel B Fishman and Cary Cherniss Development and Plan of the Book PART TWO: HISTORICAL, SOCIAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE NEW REALITIES OF WORK AND WORKERS Forces for Increased Organizational Competition - Michael Maccoby Implications for Leadership and Organizational Competence New Attitudes and Motivations in Workers - Seymour B Sarason Growing Interdependencies Among the Work, Personal-Family, and Educational Spheres of Life PART THREE: ORGANIZATIONAL REACTIONS TO THE NEW COMPETITIVENESS FORCES AND THEIR IMPACT ON WORKERS Restructuring Human Resources by Creating New Cultures and Structures in Organizations - Edward E Lawler III Restructuring Financial Assets through Mergers and Acquisitions - Dwight Harshbarger PART FOUR: SAMPLE APPROACHES FOR MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL REACTIONS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE WORKER WELL-BEING Strategies for Managing Plant Closings and Downsizing - Richard H Price Strategies for Integrating the Family Needs of Workers into Human Resource Planning - Ellen Galinsky A Case Study in Effective Organizational Change Towards High Involvement Management - Leonard D Goodstein PART FIVE: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Emerging Managerial Themes for the 1990's - Daniel B Fishman and Cary Cherniss Interdependencies and Synergies Among Individual, Organizational, and Societal Well-Being

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