Self-directed work teams

Title : Self Directed Work Teams

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Companies in the United States have for the past many years tried to make improvements in their manufacturing endeavors with the aim of achieving more competitive advantage on the global arena . Improvements in the processes of manufacturing and in equipments have been a source of competitive advantages for many companies . However , there is still a major feeling among many organizations that success relies heavily on the input of the organizational human resources . For such organizations the

traditional autocratic managerial styles are giving way to more participative manufacturing approaches . The implication here is that organizations are beginning to embrace the concept of self-directed work teams thereby representing the shift by many organizations towards more participatory approaches to their managerial operations . This discusses the concept of self-directed work teams by analyzing some of the merits and demerits which could accompany its implementation

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TOC \o "1-3 " \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " Introduction PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " The Major Consequences and Problems of Self-directed Work Teams PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 5 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " References PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 6

Introduction

Many studies have been documented particularly dealing self-directed work teams as a means of organizing organizational groups . The main reason why organizations embrace self-directed work teams is because it aims at achieving the maximum utilization of the available organizational resources (Lanier , 2003 ,

. 2 . Therefore , it is important...