TY - GEN
T1 - A comparative study of work teams and traditional work schemes
AU - Waters, Natalie M.
AU - Beruvides, Mario G.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The American work place is in a state of change. Organizations are converting from a control paradigm to an involvement paradigm to sharpen their competitive edge. Work itself can be defined in three parts: blue-collar work, white-collar work, and knowledge work. Various work teams may have a more noticeable contribution from one work type than another. This research addressed the differences between traditional blue-collar work and work teams work, in manufacturing companies, along eight work characteristics. Research results supported that work teams work differed from traditional work schemes and implied future research should be on work teams effectiveness and other practical implications.
AB - The American work place is in a state of change. Organizations are converting from a control paradigm to an involvement paradigm to sharpen their competitive edge. Work itself can be defined in three parts: blue-collar work, white-collar work, and knowledge work. Various work teams may have a more noticeable contribution from one work type than another. This research addressed the differences between traditional blue-collar work and work teams work, in manufacturing companies, along eight work characteristics. Research results supported that work teams work differed from traditional work schemes and implied future research should be on work teams effectiveness and other practical implications.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84879860278
SN - 9781604237139
T3 - 26th Annual National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2005 - Organizational Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges, ASEM 2005
SP - 344
EP - 349
BT - 26th Annual National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2005 - Organizational Transformation
T2 - 26th Annual National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2005 - Organizational Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges, ASEM 2005
Y2 - 26 October 2005 through 29 October 2005
ER -