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Bob Hi

If there is so much fear in life why generate more.

Denis Cowan

On Thu, 9 Jun 1994, Robert W Drago wrote:

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> In my earlier post I admittedly sacrificed logic in the presentation
> of facts, but I had seen few results from scientific studies reported in the
> earlier discussion.
>
> My logic that fear works is purely economic (sorry, but I am an economist :-)
> That is, I think it is profitable under recent conditions for a corporation
> to pit one workplace against others in terms of profitability.  Winners
> stay open and losers shut down.  This collective job insecurity (or what
> I call the "disposable workplace") gives everyone, from the janitor to
> the top workplace manager, an incentive to cooperate, improve quality, etc.
>
> For those who believe this type of fear doesn't work, ask yourself
> whether your family would pull together if you were collectively threatened,
> as many Jewish families were under Hitler, and Bosnian families are
> today.  Yes, you might yell and scream on occassion, but only in the
> interests of the collective good.  And innovation?  Read _The Diary
> of Ann Frank(sp?)_ to see examples of some serious innovations driven
> by fear.
>
> Yes, in the "traditional" workplace, managers often try to set themselves
> up as gods ruling their underlings by fear of personal retribution.
> In the new age, that strategy is out, and so are many managers in that
> mold.  It is neither workplace managers nor supervisors who are
> responsible for the fear that is driving many successful TQM programs
> today, it is collective job insecurity.  It isn't pretty, it isn't
> just, and the big corporations are making more money then ever off
> the tactic.  Okay, one last fact: when Briggs & Stratton announced
> their 'downsizing' of 2,000 workers (who I assume will become
> dwarfs if not welfare queens) their stock shot up 2 points the next
> day.  Fear's the ticket, just ask Wall Street.
>
> Cheers,
> Bob Drago
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