Abstract
Foreign competition, a changing work force, societal and technological changes all serve to create an environment of change. Accordingly, concerns about improved human resource productivity have emerged. An increasing number of new management practices emphasize more participative approaches. Local plants of three high technology organizations were examined to determine management practices, policies, and programs. Each was found to employ participative techniques in the reaching of decisions which affect the employee in his or her daily work. An atmosphere of trust and mutual respect was common across the three organizations. Impacts of technological change were discussed with officials, and in each firm participative management systems were successfully employed in terms of organizational effectiveness and quality of work life.
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