The continuing influence of the founders of the company. James F. Lincoln, who joined in the company in 1907, established the foundation of the company. He died in 1965. But his influence to the corporate culture continued. “15 years after Lincoln 's death, the company appears stronger than ever. Each year since 1965 has seen higher profits and bonuses. Employee morale and productivity remain high. Employee turnover is almost nonexistent except for retirements. Lincoln 's market share is stable” (Sharplin, n.d., p. 1).
The golden rule. According to Sharplin (n.d.), James F. Lincoln wrote as follows. “The Christian ethic should control our acts.” For example, for him, “advertising would be a contact of the expert consultant with the customer, …show more content…
Richard Sabo, the manager of public relations, said that the company uses “responsibility” for the incentive management. “The most important participative technique that we use is giving more responsibility to employees.” “We give a high school graduate more responsibility than other companies give their foremen” (Sharplin, n.d., p. 9).
James F. Lincoln weighed on the ownership of stock for the incentive management because it “strengthens team spirit.” “If they are mutually anxious to make it succeed, the future of the company is bright.” (Sharplin, n.d., p. 10).
The performance appraisal system. According to Sharplin (n.d.), “each supervisor formally evaluates his subordinates twice a year using the cards.” The cards show performance criteria such as “quality,” “dependability,” “ideas and cooperation,” and “output.” “Marks on the cards are converted to numerical scores.” “Suggestions for improvements often result in recommendations for exceptionally high performance scores” (p. 8-9).
The way people communicate in the company.
“The Advisory Board, elected by the workers, meets with the Chairman and the President every two weeks to discuss ways of improving operations.” (Sharplin, n.d., p. 9). And “each person should participate only in those decisions he is most knowledgeable about” (Sharplin, n.d., p.
The golden rule. According to Sharplin (n.d.), James F. Lincoln wrote as follows. “The Christian ethic should control our acts.” For example, for him, “advertising would be a contact of the expert consultant with the customer, …show more content…
Richard Sabo, the manager of public relations, said that the company uses “responsibility” for the incentive management. “The most important participative technique that we use is giving more responsibility to employees.” “We give a high school graduate more responsibility than other companies give their foremen” (Sharplin, n.d., p. 9).
James F. Lincoln weighed on the ownership of stock for the incentive management because it “strengthens team spirit.” “If they are mutually anxious to make it succeed, the future of the company is bright.” (Sharplin, n.d., p. 10).
The performance appraisal system. According to Sharplin (n.d.), “each supervisor formally evaluates his subordinates twice a year using the cards.” The cards show performance criteria such as “quality,” “dependability,” “ideas and cooperation,” and “output.” “Marks on the cards are converted to numerical scores.” “Suggestions for improvements often result in recommendations for exceptionally high performance scores” (p. 8-9).
The way people communicate in the company.
“The Advisory Board, elected by the workers, meets with the Chairman and the President every two weeks to discuss ways of improving operations.” (Sharplin, n.d., p. 9). And “each person should participate only in those decisions he is most knowledgeable about” (Sharplin, n.d., p.