A formula for success? Training, rewards and commitment in a chemicals plant
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A 6-week study of a chemicals company in West Yorkshire, UK, shows that the assumption that training workers on the shop floor can result in better motivated employees and increased efficiency is treated too simplistically. Relationships on the shop floor keep changing, and performance needs to be seem in this light. Workers need to feel they have some power and that their efforts are appreciated. At the chemicals company concerned there was low morale among craft workers whose role changed as a result of changes in working practices.
Publication Name: British Journal of Industrial Relations
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0007-1080
Year: 1996
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Co-operative Bank invests in ethical employees
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UK's Co-operative Bank introduced an investment ethics policy for all employees in 1992 and stimulated a turnaround in the bank's performance. A training program was used to make line managers aware of the bank's mission statement, culture, history, and values. Training and advertising emphasized the integrity of the Co-operative Bank brand. The mission statement and the subsequent ethics policy were intended to remind employees of the bank's heritage while renewing its sense of future direction.
Publication Name: IRS Employment Trends
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 1358-2216
Year: 1997
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