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Alternatives to hierarchies
P.G. Herbst
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Paperback. Series: International Series on the Quality of Working Life. Num Pages: 122 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 192.
Giving on occasions a talk on the subject of this book, one of the queries raised was, 'surely, what you mean are flat hierarchies'. This, I think, gives an indication of how difficult it can be to conceive of organizations which do not have a hierarchical structure. A rather similar response was obtained when, in the 1950's, an account was given to a manager of the British Coal Board of an autonomous composite team of more than 40 miners, who had taken over complete responsibility for a three-shift cycle, and divided the income obtained among themselves. His comment was that ... Read more
Giving on occasions a talk on the subject of this book, one of the queries raised was, 'surely, what you mean are flat hierarchies'. This, I think, gives an indication of how difficult it can be to conceive of organizations which do not have a hierarchical structure. A rather similar response was obtained when, in the 1950's, an account was given to a manager of the British Coal Board of an autonomous composite team of more than 40 miners, who had taken over complete responsibility for a three-shift cycle, and divided the income obtained among themselves. His comment was that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
Series
International Series on the Quality of Working Life
Number of Pages
122
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468469479
SKU
V9781468469479
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99-15
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