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Ledford, Gerald Edward was born on April 21, 1951 in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Son of Gerald Edward and Lois Aileen (Falk) Ledford.
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This study explores trends in the adoption of employee involvement (EI) and total quality management (TQM) programmes, such as self-managing work teams, profit sharing and job enrichment, over the past three years.
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Devised by leading consultants, strategists, and business theorists - and widely adopted by organizations throughout the world - employee involvement, total quality management, and reengineering have now had time to prove themselves in practice. So what are the results? Do these approaches really work? And if so, how have the companies that embraced them actually managed the strategic and operational changes they implied? In this definitive report, the University of Southern California's Center for Effective Organizations culls the most current information available to offer executives, managers, and researchers a candid and accessible look at how many Fortune 1000 companies have instituted and been affected by three of the most sweeping organizational change initiatives of modern times.
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In this enduring classic, prominent authorities on organizational research describe how they have tried to make their own research approaches useful for theory and practice. Other experts interpret and comment on these contributions, and in the ensuing discussions and debates, the participants provide valuable insights into how these researchers think about their work, how they formulate problems and research strategies, and the reasons they use particular methods.
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Ledford, Gerald Edward was born on April 21, 1951 in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Son of Gerald Edward and Lois Aileen (Falk) Ledford.
Bachelor in Psychology, George Washington University, 1973; Master of Arts in Psychology, University of Michigan, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1984.
User services specialist, General Electric Company, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1973-1974; writer, researcher, Bicentennial Youth Debates, Washington, 1974-1975; research associate, Institute Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1976-1982; research scientist, Center for Effective Orgns., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1982-1988; senior research scientist, Center for Effective Orgns., University of Southern California, since 1988. Management consultant in field.
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Member American Psychological Association, Academy Management, American Compensation Association Beta Kappa.
Married Heather Ann Wictum, November 8, 1986. Children: Kelsey Diane, Brynna Catherine.