Empowered Teams: Creating Self-Directed Work Groups That Improve Quality, Productivity, and Participation (Jossey-Bass Management) - Softcover

Wellins, Richard S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555425542 ISBN 13: 9781555425548

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1993

Synopsis

Provides the frank answers to questions about how teams work, what makes them effective, when they are useful, how to get them going, and how to maintain their vigor and productivity over the long haul. Draws on a survey of over five hundred organizations and an in-depth study of twenty-eight companies (conducted jointly by Industry Week and the Association for Quality and Participation).

About this title

Review:

"Combines the concepts of work teams and empowerment."

"The most complete treatment I've seen on the subject.... If you'remaking the move to self-directed work teams, this is the book toread!" (Chuck Day, editor-in-chief, Industry Week)

From the Back Cover:

"The most complete treatment I've seen on the subject....If you're making the move to self-directed work teams, this is the book to read!"--Chuck Day, editor-in-chief, Industry WeekEmpowered Teams provides the frank answers to questions about how teams work, what makes them effective, when they are useful, how to get them going, and how to maintain their vigor and productivity over the long haul. Draws on a survey of over five hundred organizations and an in-depth study of twenty-eight companies (conducted jointly by Industry Week and the Association for Quality and Participation).

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1555425542
• ISBN 13: 9781555425548
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296