Two recent articles deal with some of this subject. One is based on a study of five small (100–200 employees) but rapidly growing firms: StraussGeorge, “Adolescence in Organizational Growth,”Organizational Dyics (Spring 1974). The other is based on the experience of one rapidly growing firm: GeorgeWilliam, “Task Teams for Rapid Growth,”Harvard Business Review (March-April 1977).
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DruckerPeter, The Practice of Management (New York: Harper & Row, 1954), pp. 246–252.
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For a more detailed description of this type of orientation session see KotterJohn P., “The Psychological Contract: Managing the Joining Up Process,”California Management Review (Spring 1973), pp. 91–99.
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See George, op. cit.; and GogginWilliam, “How the Multidimensional Structure Works at Dow Corning,”Harvard Business Review (January-February 1974).
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For a further description of team building, see DavisShel, “Building More Effective Teams,”Innovations (1970), pp. 32–41.
