Managing employees as if they were volunteers.: An article from: SAM Advanced Management Journal
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Author(s)Albert C. Smith, F.B. Green
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ISBN-13978B00092UM34
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This digital document is an article from SAM Advanced Management Journal, published by Society for the Advancement of Management on June 22, 1993. The length of the article is 2901 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
From the supplier: The goal of self-managed worker teams would be better attained if employees were managed like volunteers. Self supervising teams will become increasingly important in meeting the challenges of a more diversified workforce whose racial, educational and cultural differences should be reconciled in order to harmonize productivity. However, some observers feel that this trend will only by successful among a few workers with team-oriented attributes. Nevetheless, a workforce from diverse backgrounds can still be motivated to perform well in teams if its members feel, like volunteers, that their work is fulfilling, educational and valuable. In order to accomplish this, managers will have to give up control behaviors, such as punitive measures and demanding compliance, that restrict employee initiatives and growth, Instead, they should emphasize leadership behaviors that inspire, empower and promote personal achievement and commitment in their subordinates.
Citation Details
Title: Managing employees as if they were volunteers.
Author: Albert C. Smith
Publication:SAM Advanced Management Journal (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1993
Publisher: Society for the Advancement of Management
Volume: v58 Issue: n3 Page: p42(5)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the supplier: The goal of self-managed worker teams would be better attained if employees were managed like volunteers. Self supervising teams will become increasingly important in meeting the challenges of a more diversified workforce whose racial, educational and cultural differences should be reconciled in order to harmonize productivity. However, some observers feel that this trend will only by successful among a few workers with team-oriented attributes. Nevetheless, a workforce from diverse backgrounds can still be motivated to perform well in teams if its members feel, like volunteers, that their work is fulfilling, educational and valuable. In order to accomplish this, managers will have to give up control behaviors, such as punitive measures and demanding compliance, that restrict employee initiatives and growth, Instead, they should emphasize leadership behaviors that inspire, empower and promote personal achievement and commitment in their subordinates.
Citation Details
Title: Managing employees as if they were volunteers.
Author: Albert C. Smith
Publication:SAM Advanced Management Journal (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1993
Publisher: Society for the Advancement of Management
Volume: v58 Issue: n3 Page: p42(5)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
