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CONVENTIONAL APPROACH VS.
JOY AT WORK APPROACH
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The
principal purpose of the company is creating shareholder value although
other purposes or goals may be mentioned.
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The
principal goal or purpose of the company is stewarding its resources to
serve in an economically strong manner.
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Decisions
are made or approved by leaders at the highest practicable
organizational level.
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Decisions
are made by nonleaders at the lowest practicable organizational level.
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Leaders
see their role as managing people and resources.
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Leaders
see their role as serving other employees.
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Adopt
participative management techniques, in which bosses ask subordinates for advice but
make the final decisions themselves.
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Allow
subordinates to manage resources and make decisions. Oversee rigorous advice
process and fire people who do not use it appropriately.
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Job
positions, slots, and titles remain basically the same over time. Only the
names with the boxes change.
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No
company-wide job descriptions. Every person is considered unique and must
build a job around his or her unique skills and passions.
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Management
and labor are treated and paid
differently. problems between management
and labor will often arise
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There
is only one category of employee within the organization. There are no separate
management people.
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Pay
set by bosses.
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Ongoing
experiments allowing individuals to set their own compensation, after getting
advice from collegues and supervisors.
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Shared
values are promoted as a technique to
improve chances to achieve economic goals.
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Shared
values are goals to which the company aspires in and of themselves, not
merely as a means to financial ends.
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Turnover
of employees is higher.
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People
enjoy their work and do not want to leave.
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