Performance organisations in the 1990s: Flexibility for manufacturing management

James McCalman

European Management Journal, 1989, vol. 7, issue 3, 353-357

Abstract: This paper argues that changes in manufacturing conditions in many organisations are creating a renewed interest in the development of autonomous work groups as part of competitive strategy. Evidence from the electronics industry and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) indicate that these groups offer a degree of flexibility in organisations which is a prerequisite for competitive edge. Shorter product life cycles, increasing levels of global competition and more sophisticated customer demands create a need for this level of flexibility in organisations and begin to push decision-making responsibility further down the organisation. This has implications for the management of change in firms in the future which is also examined.

Date: 1989
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