National Paper Company Case
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When evaluating programs such as those associated with organizational design, it can be easier for analysts to cite the difficulty of quantifying information and settling for subjective and qualitative approaches. This is the case at the National Paper Company, which underwent a series of significant organizational changes at one of its plants resulting in (apparently) increased teamwork and productivity. But one of the key architects of the program avoids quantitative scrutiny and holds that the program is not subject to the same return on investment (ROI) analysis which other programs are. It is only under extreme pressure that he is willing to use this type of analysis to consider the program, and even then he relies on subjective measures of success to build up the program.In developing a research design for determining whether the changes undertaken at the plant were successful, the analysts were correct in using qualitative approaches. A lack of communication between managers and supervisors, and supervisors and workers, led to situations where morale was seriously demoralized
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