作者:BARLEY, SR; KUNDA, G
作者单位:Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv University
摘要:This paper challenges the prevalent notion that American managerial discourse has moved progressively from coercive to rational and, ultimately, to normative rhetorics of control. Historical data suggest that since the 1870s American managerial discourse has been elaborated in waves that have alternated between normative and rational rhetorics. We sketch out the surges and contractions in the rhetorics of industrial betterment, scientific management, welfare capitalism/human relations, systems...
作者:COOPER, CL; DYCK, B; FROHLICH, N
摘要:This paper investigates gainsharing plans and identifies problems that may limit potential gains in productivity. It explains how contemporary gainsharing plans constitute social dilemmas and provide an opportunity for free-riding and thus lower productivity. It also presents theoretical and experimental findings that suggest hypotheses regarding the impact on productivity of a fairer distribution rule and worker participation in the development of such a rule. The paper then describes two exp...