Altering the Social Structure in Coal Mining: A Case Study.

Mills, Ted

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Publication Date: 1976

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Altering the Social Structure in Coal Mining: A Case Study

Mills, Ted

Monthly Labor Review, 99, 10, 3-10, Oct 76

An 18-month quality-of-working-life experiment in an underground coal mine was conducted using autonomous work groups. Increased production, motivation, and safety resulted, but discontent was created among other workers at the mine. (TA)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Employee Attitudes, Experimental Programs, Job Satisfaction, Labor Relations, Labor Utilization, Personnel Management, Productivity, Program Effectiveness, Unions

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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania

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