The manager of humans

U.S. industry is in a productivity squeeze. We are constantly being bombarded by foreign competitors who have taken our gift of technology post World War II, and invaded our shores with true and perceived superior products. Our labor pool is diverse with highly educated, intrinsically motivated employees and virtual non-employables. Huges trade deficits plague our nation and have moved us to invoke punitive tariffs on our foreign competitors to help our domestic industries survive. Employees pride in their efforts and the products of their workmanship is at a low level that is reflected in the quality and durability of many domestic products. It is this scenario that mandates today's manager to be of maximum effectiveness in getting the most out of people. Management styles that were effective 20 to 50 years ago are counterproductive today. Those who cling to archaic management principles will only insure the demise of their organizations.;My objective in this dissertation is to review in relative depth the productivity problem which confronts U.S. industry today and explore the factors which are contributing to it. It is my premise that responsibility for underproductivity rests squarely at the feet of U.S. management. I will review the current management concepts and attempt to point out their deficits. My objective is not to tear down the U.S. management system, but rather to point out areas in management philosophies which maybe more appropriate and productive for today's industrial climate.