Employment Practices and Business Strategy
Author | : Peter Cappelli |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1999-09-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 0195351746 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780195351743 |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Download or read book Employment Practices and Business Strategy written by Peter Cappelli and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-09-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the reasons for persistent differences in work practices both within and between industries. The authors found that the strategy that a firm chooses to follow often determines the kind of work practices it fosters. Therefore a firm may not adopt the approach now advocated by many management thinkers--in which decision-making is pushed down to the lowest level of the firm--because this choice may not be consistent with its competitive strategy. The authors discuss the ways that public policy can aid workers without subverting the strategic choices made by firms.