Re: The economy - a new era?

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've worked in academic institutions and briefly in a corporate
environment.  My experience reinforces the what I've read about
management practices.  Without necessarily arguing against any
coordinators, I feel certain that management structures today are
designed to maximize control and minimize workers' voice in management.

Where I play basketball, I'm the oldest, slowest, and least talented on
the floor.  I appreciate it when some of the better players -- and there
are some very talented players there -- some who have played
professionally -- use their experience to give me orders while the game
is in motion.  Coordination can be useful.



On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 01:59:03PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
> Michael Perelman wrote:
>
> >I was thinking of the architecture of the managerial structure.
>
> Do you buy Michael Albert's critique of a "coordinator" class? Could
> you have large enterprises with a flat self-managing structure,
> without some sort of managers?
>
> Doug

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Michael Perelman
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California State University
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