U.S. High-Performance Work Practices at Century's End

This study examines the incidence, industry differences, and economic environment of work practices in the United States in 1994 and 1997 using census data from a nationally representative random sample of establishments. Self‐managed work teams were used by a majority of workers in some sites. Work...

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Published inIndustrial relations (Berkeley) Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 547 - 578
Main Authors BLASI, JOSEPH R., KRUSE, DOUGLAS L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.10.2006
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects
Censuses
Comparative analysis
Data analysis
Difference
Enterprises
Globalization
Industrial organization
Labour relations
Organizational behavior
Practice
Self directed work teams
Studies
Teamwork
U.S.A
United States of America
Work Environment
Workers' self-management
United States > US
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Summary:This study examines the incidence, industry differences, and economic environment of work practices in the United States in 1994 and 1997 using census data from a nationally representative random sample of establishments. Self‐managed work teams were used by a majority of workers in some sites. Work‐related meetings had higher incidence. A high‐performance work organization is used in about 1 percent of establishments. There were significant industry differences associated with globalization, namely, imports and exports.
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Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations, New Brunswick, NJ. E‐mail
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ISSN:0019-8676
1468-232X
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-232X.2006.00443.x