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Invited reaction: Effective employee involvement programs
Author(s) -
Orsburn Jack D.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.3920020304
Subject(s) - equating , action (physics) , psychology , operations management , applied psychology , business , process management , engineering , developmental psychology , physics , quantum mechanics , rasch model
Team‐based employee involvement programs (EIPs) come in all sizes and shapes. The three general categories include: Level 1, in which management diagnoses and decides, with limited input from employees; Level 2, in which—within limited assigned times—employees diagnose and recommend; and Level 3, in which decision making is done on a daily basis by those closest to the action. Equating these levels causes a misinterpretation of the true effectiveness of EIPs.