A Comparative Field Study To Evaluate Practical Approaches in Implementing Work Team Groups in an Organizational System.

Autor/in	Splett, Martin
Titel	A Comparative Field Study To Evaluate Practical Approaches in Implementing Work Team Groups in an Organizational System.
Quelle	(1995), (59 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Praktikumsbericht; Adult Education; Change Strategies; Comparative Analysis; Corporations; Educational Needs; Employee Attitudes; Employer Employee Relationship; Field Studies; Industrial Training; Labor Force Development; Organizational Change; Organizational Climate; Organizational Development; Teamwork; Total Quality Management; Training Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Lösungsstrategie; Unternehmen; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Praxisforschung; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; Industriebetriebslehre; Arbeitskräftebestand; Organisationswandel; Organisationsklima; Organisationsentwicklung; Quality management; Qualitätsmanagement; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme
Abstract	A study examined the problems encountered when organizations adopt management strategies based on teamwork and total quality management (TQM) and the effectiveness of training in avoiding such problems. Survey instruments were mailed to 85 individuals involved in implementing work teams at 85 companies in 4 Missouri cities; 23 responses (27.1% response rate) were received. Of the respondents, 87% reported uncertainty and/or fear of the changes being implemented and more than 40% reported that employees (especially supervisors) were reluctant to accept teamwork- and TQM-based approaches. Nearly 40% of the respondents used at least five of the following types of training to facilitate organizational change: conflict resolution, communication skills, team decision making, problem identification, problem analysis, and use of TQM tools. It was recommended that organizations adopting teamwork- and TQM-based approaches take the following steps: (1) provide all employees with sound and timely information about upcoming changes/events; (2) ensure that managers/supervisors believe in the new approach before introducing it to lower-level employees; and (3) make information about upcoming changes accessible to all employees. Appended are the following: survey instrument and cover letter, sample data analysis, possible data correlations, and lists of potential problems/benefits of teamwork-based approaches.) Contains 27 references. (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01