Ultimate competitiveness

Author: (USA) Edward E. Lawler
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: A profound and extensive work, the author is a renowned expert in organizational effectiveness. Lawler elaborates in detail why a complete transformation of organizational operations is necessary when moving towards a highly participative organization.
The author of this book is the famous management expert Edward E. Lawler III. In the book, this titan of the management field presents the core idea that trust and cooperative relationships built through high investment by the company are the ultimate source of corporate competitiveness, and the method that meets this requirement is—highly participative methods.
Highly participative methods are an alternative to total quality management (TQM) methods and are far superior to them, providing greater competitive advantages for the organization. Highly participative methods offer competitive advantages to organizations characterized by diversity, democracy, entrepreneurship, and respect for individuals. They create meaningful and satisfying work by emphasizing fewer hierarchical levels, seamless organization, rapid adaptation and transformation, horizontal work relationships, and collective responsibility. They provide lower-level employees with more information, knowledge, power, and compensation, which is where the organization's ultimate competitiveness lies.