Quest for Productivity: A Case Study of Fawley after Flanders - Bruce W. Ahlstrand - Hardcover

The Quest for Productivity is the story of the evolution of management style in Britain since the war & in particular, the inadequacies of Esso's management. Dr. Ahlstrand looks at managerial attempts to boost productivity & regain control over the conduct of work in the context of collective bargaining agreements. He sees the hostility of Esso's management to trade unions as part of an obsession with productivity bargaining. Ironically, this is seen to stem from Flanders' notably flawed analysis of the Fawley experiment. The author shows how different Flanders' conclusions were from the reality of Esso's inability to develop stable bargaining relationships, culminating in the union busting of the 1980s. The Quest for Productivity is an important case study of the management & mismanagement of productivity change. it will be of major interest to anyone working in the fields of employee relations & human resource management.Ahlstrand, Bruce is the author of 'Quest for Productivity: A Case Study of Fawley after Flanders - Bruce W. Ahlstrand - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780521363808 and ISBN 0521363802.