FMC Aberdeen was a new start up business 5 years ago and Bob Lancaster was the manager of this plant. The Aberdeen plant was structured around principles of participative management, trust of production workers and respect for individuals which involved the use of self directing teams at the same time to meet the demands of the customer. The Green River plant managed by Ken Dailey was a plant that had a union, direct supervisors and managers and many isolated work stations. Green River had several plants with the first beginning in 1948. The four aspects to look at first are Management of ability, Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Ethics.
Management of ability
The Aberdeen's methods were really the ideas of Bob Lancaster. Bob Lancaster's approach to organizational structure enabled employees the freedom to do what they want as long as the goals of organization were produced and that meant that product was completed on schedule. Workers were to think in situations as what would they do if it was their business and act upon their own instincts. With this methodology people were held more accountable, responsible and open to new ideas. The main concern that Bob had and he communicated to each and every employee was dishonesty; just don't lie, cheat, and steal. Fear was eliminated as co-workers were empowered; mistakes were allowed and warranted as that is the only way lessons can be learned and people grow. You would not lose your job as long as you assuring goals of organization were met no matter how you chose to get it done as long as you didn't lie, cheat or steal.
There is training in place along with certification process in which employees can learn particular skill and get certified in ski ...