John R. P. French on Change
Browse 2 quotations attributed to John R. P. French, catalogued under change, with dates where available.
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Attributed to John R. P. French, entry #140016: "From the point of view of factory management, there were two purposes to the research: Why do people resist change so strongly? and What can be done to overcome this resistance?"
Attributed to John R. P. French, entry #243756: "It has always been characteristic of American Industry to change products and methods of doing jobs as often as competitive conditions or engineering progress dictates. This makes…"
2 Quotes by John R. P. French on Change
"From the point of view of factory management, there were two purposes to the research: Why do people resist change so strongly? and What can be done to overcome this resistance?"
"It has always been characteristic of American Industry to change products and methods of doing jobs as often as competitive conditions or engineering progress dictates. This makes frequent changes in an individual's work necessary. In addition, the markedly greater turnover and absenteeism of recent years result in unbalanced production lines which again makes for frequent shifting of individuals from one job to another. One of the most serious production problems faced at the Harwood Manufacturing Corporation has been the resistance of production workers to the necessary changes in methods and jobs. This resistance expressed itself in several ways, such as grievances about the piece rates that went with the new methods, high turnover, very low efficiency, restriction of output, and marked aggression against management. Despite these undesirable effects, it was necessary that changes in methods and jobs continue."