The Men at the Top
The Men at the Top
This chapter discusses the role of the managing director and examines how he defines the organizational structure and degree of commitment in the working organization. It is concerned with the extent to which the managing director can interpret technical and commercial situations and adapt the working organization and elicit the individual commitment to it which the situation calls for. These two aspects of the director's task are related to the two dimensions of the working situation of all subordinate members of the concern: the ‘framework of organization’ and the ‘framework of decision’. Visible power, seniority, and the pressure for limiting commitment and mechanizing the working organization are all focused on the managing director.
Keywords: managing director, commitment, working organization, framework of organization, framework of decision, power, seniority
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