D Q Mills | PubMed Health

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Clusters: a new style of organization.

Hierarchy is under siege; managers and employees alike are tired of its rituals, lack of real communication, and delays in decision making. With computer technology now available to diffuse information widely in organizations, many people feel the issue is not where you are, but what you accomplish, that counts. In this article, the authors present the underpinnings of a new organizational form--one that challenges the fundamentals of hierarchy to enable businesses to better meet employee needs and a cost-conscious economic reality.

Decision Making, Organizational↗

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Human resources in the 1980s.

As the decade of the 1970s closes, new trends in human resources will test the ingenuity of corporate planners to produce policies for the 1980s that will match changing corporate demands with changing employee expectations. The 1970s have produced much-publicized problems--for example, the introduction to the work force of larger numbers of minorities and women--that are not yet fully resolved and that can be expected to continue. But the 1980s will bring their own special challenges. Shifting populations (such as legal and illegal immigrants), the women's movement's demand for equal pay for work of comparable worth, and the push for civil liberties at the workplace are all factors that will dramatically change the business climate. With these factors in mind, the author examines the 1980s' business environment, takes a backward look at planning policies in the 1970s, and shows how the priorities of those policies will have to be reevaluated to meet the challenges of the future.

Civil Rights↗