TY - JOUR
T1 - The green company
T2 - A case of labor management and employee empowerment in a small business
AU - Hinson, Roger A.
AU - Harrison, R. Wes
AU - Deephouse, David L.
AU - Minsky, Barbara D.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The basis of this teaching case is a small nursery and landscape business in the Northeast United States. The case describes how the company attempted to implement a decentralization and employee empowerment program to move relevant decision-making closer to the work site. It illustrates that shifting from a centralized top-down style of management to a decentralized incentive driven style can create many challenges for a small business. Moreover, top management should be cautious about delegating responsibilities to line managers. Not all employees will be successful in this new environment, and without procedures for monitoring and control, significant learning may be necessary as employees move into this environment.
AB - The basis of this teaching case is a small nursery and landscape business in the Northeast United States. The case describes how the company attempted to implement a decentralization and employee empowerment program to move relevant decision-making closer to the work site. It illustrates that shifting from a centralized top-down style of management to a decentralized incentive driven style can create many challenges for a small business. Moreover, top management should be cautious about delegating responsibilities to line managers. Not all employees will be successful in this new environment, and without procedures for monitoring and control, significant learning may be necessary as employees move into this environment.
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U2 - 10.1016/s1096-7508(99)80041-x
DO - 10.1016/s1096-7508(99)80041-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032325474
SN - 1559-2448
VL - 1
SP - 287
EP - 299
JO - International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
JF - International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
IS - 2
ER -