What Really Goes Wrong with Participative Work Groups?.

Vogt, Judith F.; Hunt, Bradley D.

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ERIC Number: EJ369806

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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What Really Goes Wrong with Participative Work Groups?

Vogt, Judith F.; Hunt, Bradley D.

Training and Development Journal, v42 n5 p96-100 May 1988

The authors state that 50 percent of current participative work groups will dissolve. They focus on some of the actual problems associated with participative work group strategies. They discuss (1) macroorganizational issues, (2) organizational hierarchy, (3) climate of uncertainty, (4) leadership conflicts, and (5) microorganizational issues. (CH)

Descriptors: Adults, Employer Employee Relationship, Leadership Styles, Organizations (Groups), Participative Decision Making, Program Evaluation, Quality Circles, Self Evaluation (Groups)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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