What is a
HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK SYSTEM?
The concepts and structures conveyed by "High Performance
Work System" have also gone by such names as: socio-technical
system, high commitment system, technician system, high involvement,
employee involvement, people involvement, participative management,
self-management, bossless system, self-directed work teams, and
empowered work teams. How these terms get played out varies widely
among organizations.
When we use the term High Performance Work Systems, we denote
organizations that achieve extraordinary results through their
effective utilization of six core characteristics:
