1. A Critique of Theory Z.
- Author
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Sullivan, Jeremiah J.
- Subjects
INDUSTRIAL management ,EMPLOYEE motivation ,INDUSTRIAL productivity ,PERSONNEL management ,CORPORATIONS ,ORGANIZATIONAL behavior research ,ECONOMIC conditions of developed countries ,INDUSTRIAL efficiency ,ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness ,MANAGEMENT - Abstract
Ouchi's Theory Z prescribes how employees should be motivated for increased productivity. Based on the theoretical work of Emile Durkheim, it views the modern large corporation as a communal alternative to the shortcomings of other institutions in industrial mass society. Ouchi's assertion that Japan is the industrial society in which Theory Z has flourished receives limited support from research findings. Moreover, Ouchi's grounding of the theory in humanistic management seem unwarranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 1983
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