TEAMWORK IN MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT

Even though various work organization forms and instruments exist for efficient manufacturing process and economic efficiency achievement in manufacturing enterprises, the issue is still topical which of the factors in production management – human resources or technologies is the main impellent in performance achievement in manufacturing enterprises. Research aim is to find out whether approach based on teamwork is applied in performance achievement. Different level managers of eight manufacturing enterprises (total 21 managers) from Liepaja City (Latvia) and suburban area were questioned. Research results prove that in manufacturing enterprise performance characteristics of teamwork can be noticed in general. However, size of manufacturing enterprise (number of employees) is the determinant factor to whether employees’ strive for a common goal and believe in teamwork in general.