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The paradox of team organization in the workplace

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Organizations often encounter the paradox of team organization in the workplace when management fails to recognize and correct discrepancies involving teamwork and individual performance. Despite the numerous benefits of team organization, management usually fails to set clear objectives for the team. Employees also receive mixed signals when management encourages teamwork while expecting workers to compete for individual rewards.

Author: Smolowitz, Ira
Publisher: American Production and Inventory Control Society Inc.
Publication Name: Production & Inventory Management Journal
Subject: Metals, metalworking and machinery industries
ISSN: 0897-8336
Year: 1995
Planning, Work groups, Teamwork (Workplace)

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Gender de plume

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An author whose story was included in an anthology of stories of Catholic girlhood describes the reaction to the discovery that he is male. His male friends were amused, but women friends and the book's editor were suspicious.

Author: Moore, Dinty W.
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1992
Personal narratives, Column, Men authors, Male writers

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Tame your hair

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Boys getting ready to go back to school can get ideas for a good haircut from magazine pictures. Tips about using shampoo, conditioner, mousse and hair dryers are provided.

Author: Moore, Joel
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1992
Care and treatment, Hair, Grooming, Boys

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