A case of working smarter, not harder

Series: Case Study Series

Duration: 0:15:50

Genre: Educational | Historical | Instructional

Year Published: 1982

Creator: CRM/McGraw-Hill Films: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Uses the story "MacGregor" by Arthur Elliott Carlisle to show a management technique which utilizes employee expertise and enables subordinates to make operating decisions. Presents John Copeland, reporter for a business magazine, who interviews MacGregor's superiors and subordinates as well as MacGregor himself. Develops a portrait of the man and examines the effects of his techniques on morale and production. Contrasts, in a series of flashbacks, his previous autocratic style with his present delegation of power, highlighting a problem-solving meeting with employees., Today, Jack MacGregor is a successful plant manager. Previously his job was one of long, hard days which still left an unmanageable backlog. Give the viewer the opportunity to learn what makes MacGregor the success he is today and help them enjoy similar success tomorrow., Uses the story "MacGregor" by Arthur Elliott Carlisle to show a management technique which utilizes employee expertise and enables subordinates to make operating decisions. Presents John Copeland, reporter for a business magazine, who interviews MacGregor's superiors and subordinates as well as MacGregor himself. Develops a portrait of the man and examines the effects of his techniques on morale and production. Contrasts, in a series of flashbacks, his previous autocratic style with his present delegation of power, highlighting a problem-solving meeting with employees., Uses the story "MacGregor" by Arthur Elliott Carlisle to show a management technique which utilizes employee expertise and enables subordinates to make operating decisions. Presents John Copeland, reporter for a business magazine, who interviews MacGregor's superiors and subordinates as well as MacGregor himself. Develops a portrait of the man and examines the effects of his techniques on morale and production. Contrasts, in a series of flashbacks, his previous autocratic style with his present delegation of power, highlighting a problem-solving meeting with employees.

Complete Record: , Uses the story "MacGregor" by Arthur Elliott Carlisle to show a management technique which utilizes employee expertise and enables subordinates to make operating decisions. Presents John Copeland, reporter for a business magazine, who interviews MacGregor's superiors and subordinates as well as MacGregor himself. Develops a portrait of the man and examines the effects of his techniques on morale and production. Contrasts, in a series of flashbacks, his previous autocratic style with his present delegation of power, highlighting a problem-solving meeting with employees., Today, Jack MacGregor is a successful plant manager. Previously his job was one of long, hard days which still left an unmanageable backlog. Give the viewer the opportunity to learn what makes MacGregor the success he is today and help them enjoy similar success tomorrow., Uses the story "MacGregor" by Arthur Elliott Carlisle to show a management technique which utilizes employee expertise and enables subordinates to make operating decisions. Presents John Copeland, reporter for a business magazine, who interviews MacGregor's superiors and subordinates as well as MacGregor himself. Develops a portrait of the man and examines the effects of his techniques on morale and production. Contrasts, in a series of flashbacks, his previous autocratic style with his present delegation of power, highlighting a problem-solving meeting with employees., Uses the story "MacGregor" by Arthur Elliott Carlisle to show a management technique which utilizes employee expertise and enables subordinates to make operating decisions. Presents John Copeland, reporter for a business magazine, who interviews MacGregor's superiors and subordinates as well as MacGregor himself. Develops a portrait of the man and examines the effects of his techniques on morale and production. Contrasts, in a series of flashbacks, his previous autocratic style with his present delegation of power, highlighting a problem-solving meeting with employees.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.