Human Resource Practices for Implementing Advanced Manufacturing Technology (1986) / Chapter Skim
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3 Plant Culture
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Similarly, a plans 'n values about product quality will influence employees' views of what in acceptable workmanship. As described in the previous chapters, the effective introduction of advanced manufacturing technology has a pervasive effect on the organization.
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22 TABLE 4 Plant Cultural Change of_ _ _ Organizational Traditional Aspect Practice Shift to Practice Compatible With AMT Authority Base on position Decision making Locate close to the top Base on knowledge Locate close to required action Employee Limit knowledge Enhance knowledge contributions and skill and skill Information Closely control Share widely and use a number of media Rewards Reward individual Reward teamwork performance and collaboration Status Highlight Mute such differences in differences attire, parking eating facilities, and so on Supervision View supervisor View supervisor as as ~watchdog. resource
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Further, some existing plants had cultures that encouraged innovative human resource practices independently of the introduction of new technology. CHANGE MECHANISMS Manager.
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Conveying Values Through Human Resource Practices Perhaps more important than the values communicated explicitly are those implicit in management behavior. All of the human resource practices described in this report convey, in some sense, managers' values.
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e In another company, a top manager sent personal notes each week to employees who exemplified aspects of the desired culture. Each note wan warm, personal, and filled with praise.
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Even after explanations of the new values are accepted, managers and employees will need to learn new skills to make the transition from an authoritarian to a participative culture. A participatory work culture requires social skills related to leadership style, goal netting, problem solving, conflict resolution, decision making processes, conduct of meetings, and role clarification.
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