From experience: Action teams that work

A growing awareness of workplace hazards and identification of airborne contaminants, coupled with a changing safety and health regulatory environment, created an unexpected demand for new and innovative respirators in the early 1980s. 3M's Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division...

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Published in:The Journal of product innovation management 1994-03, Vol.11 (2), p.95-104
Main Authors: Hershock, Robert J., Cowman, Charles D., Peters, Douglas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Manufacturers
Organizational structure
Personal protective equipment
Product development
Teams
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Summary:A growing awareness of workplace hazards and identification of airborne contaminants, coupled with a changing safety and health regulatory environment, created an unexpected demand for new and innovative respirators in the early 1980s. 3M's Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division broke new ground by taking the team concept further than ever before in the company. The division's Action Teams successfully designed, built and introduced products in less than half the time it would have taken previously. Robert Hershock, Charles Cowman and Douglas Peters describe how 3M learned important lessons about team selection, training, performance and motivation, the importance of project sponsors, and the role of middle management.
ISSN:0737-6782
1540-5885
DOI:10.1016/0737-6782(94)90058-2