Empowerment through Employee Involvement and Participation: Ford′s Development and Training Programs

Abstract

Describes how Ford and its union, the United Auto Workers, have jointly created an effective training program that emphasizes changing Ford′s corporate culture. The educational and developmental activities are successful because Ford takes a systems approach that is built on voluntary choices and a voluntary agenda. Ford is able to encourage innovation through co‐determination and co‐responsibility.

Citation

Denton, D.K. (1994), "Empowerment through Employee Involvement and Participation: Ford′s Development and Training Programs", Empowerment in Organizations, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 22-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/09684899410061636