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Author Koller, Frank.

Title Spark : how old-fashioned values drive a twenty-first century corporation : lessons from Lincoln Electric's unique guaranteed employment program / Frank Koller.

Imprint New York : PublicAffairs, c2010.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  338.7621977 K833s 2010    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xiv, 249 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-237) and index.
Contents Tossed out on the street like worthless scrap -- If we tried harder, could the company pay us more? -- Understanding what the end game is all about -- The proper step forward -- Layoffs aren't a big deal anymore -- A terribly nonoptimal and inefficient policy -- This is not about altruism.
Summary Examines the business policies of a successful Ohio welding company, which include a merit-based compensation system, an emphasis on loyalty, trust and flexibility, and a promise of "guaranteed continuous employment" in all types of business cycles.
Subject Lincoln Electric Company -- Management.
Welding equipment industry -- Ohio -- Management.
Industrial relations -- Case studies.
Job security -- Case studies.
ISBN 9781586487959 (hdc. : alk. paper)
1586487957 (hdc. : alk. paper)
Standard No. AU@ 000045048716
CDX 9953599
NZ1 13283908

 
    
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