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National Productivity ReviewVolume 1, Issue 1 p. 23-36 Article Productivity and the quality of work life Edward E. Lawler III, Edward E. Lawler III Edward E. Lawler III is professor of organizational behavior and director of the Center for Effective Organizations at the School of Business Administration, University of Southern California. He is the author and coauthor of over 100 articles and ten books. His most recent books are Managing Organizational Behavior, published by Little, Brown & Co. in 1979, and Pay and Organization Development, published by Addison Wesley in 1981.Search for more papers by this authorGerald E. Ledford Jr., Gerald E. Ledford Jr. Gerald E. Ledford, Jr., is a research associate at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. He is coauthoring two forthcoming books to be published by Wiley-Inter-science. The Bolivar Project: The Quality of Work Experiment at Harman International Industries (written with Edward E. Lawler III and Barry A. Macy) assesses a union-management project at an auto parts factory. A second study (with Edward E. Lawler III, Stanley E. Seashore, and Cortlandt Cammann) reviews eight major union-management QWL projects conducted during the 1970s.Search for more papers by this author Edward E. Lawler III, Edward E. Lawler III Edward E. Lawler III is professor of organizational behavior and director of the Center for Effective Organizations at the School of Business Administration, University of Southern California. He is the author and coauthor of over 100 articles and ten books. His most recent books are Managing Organizational Behavior, published by Little, Brown & Co. in 1979, and Pay and Organization Development, published by Addison Wesley in 1981.Search for more papers by this authorGerald E. Ledford Jr., Gerald E. Ledford Jr. Gerald E. Ledford, Jr., is a research associate at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. He is coauthoring two forthcoming books to be published by Wiley-Inter-science. The Bolivar Project: The Quality of Work Experiment at Harman International Industries (written with Edward E. Lawler III and Barry A. Macy) assesses a union-management project at an auto parts factory. A second study (with Edward E. Lawler III, Stanley E. Seashore, and Cortlandt Cammann) reviews eight major union-management QWL projects conducted during the 1970s.Search for more papers by this author First published: Winter 1981 https://doi.org/10.1002/npr.4040010106Citations: 11 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume1, Issue1Winter 1981Pages 23-36 RelatedInformation

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