Case

Industry/Country

Key Features

1.      Mobil Oil Corporation

Petroleum/US

Culture change, work redesign, cross-functional teams, executive team building, training

2.      Pall Gelman Sciences

Manufacturing/US

Culture change from traditional management style, redesign, continuous improvement, training, lean manufacturing, performance measurement

3.      ETHICON Endo-Surgery

Health care manufacturing/US

Learning organization, aligning training with organization’s objectives

4.      Advanced Micro Devices

Semiconductor/US

Learning organization, transformational management training, examining differences between stated mission and actions

5.      Ohio State Manufacturers

Manufacturing/US

Team continuum, training, steering committee, work redesign,  performance management, implementation guidelines

6.      Sidney Water

Water/Australia

Union-management cooperation, culture change, reduction in force, socio-technical systems design, performance measurement

7.      Malden Mills Industries

Textile/US

Union support, organizational change, management and supervisory support, team performance measures

8.      Chemainus Sawmill

Timber/Canada

Union support, pay for knowledge and skills

9.      Fernco, Inc.

Manufacturing/

US and England

Sustaining teams over the long run, organization development, survey feedback, team leadership training, pilot teams, pay system

10.  Automobile Parts Manufacturer

Automobile parts manufacturing/

Japan

Survey measurement of team work dynamics, relation to productivity

11.  United Kingdom National Health Service

Health care/United Kingdom

Reasons for team failure, organizational support

12.  Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina

Insurance/US

Work redesign, team support systems, training, ground rules and role expectations

13.  US Navy

Defense/US

Culture change, management teams, office redesign, reorganization, privatization