Problems of Domestic Auto Manufacturers

 
 
 
 
Intensified foreign competition, fuel economy require ments, environmental protection considerations, and other factors combined in the 1970s and 1980s to place domestic automobile manufacturers in the United States in a struggle for survival with foreign competitors. Declining sales and profits, plant closings, layoffs, the introduction of new systems of management, and the introduction of new technologies have combined to create dynamic, if not chaotic, organizational environments at Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors.

The situation, as it has developed, has often pitted management against labor, and has increased stress levels for organizational managers. Increased stress is particularly significant at the organizational level of the firstlevel supervisor, because it is at this point that the greatest potential exists for (1) an aggravation of managementlabor conflict, and (2) the easing of such conflicts.

This study proceeded on assumptions that effective stress management at the firstlevel supervisor level will lead to improved managementlabor relations, and that, such improved relations will enable automobile manufacturers to become

stronger competitors. Within the context of these assumptions, it was hypothesized that (1) the occupational stress experienced by firstlevel supervisors in the automobile manufacturing industry is more contextrelated than task related, and (2) the adverse consequences of such stress may


     
 
 
 
    

 

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