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            Internet Article Review: "Why "Fixes" Fail".
             Many organizations pin point issues within specific departments and develop new strategies or "fixes" based on the needs of the company's short-term goals. These new strategies may work for some time, but without proper follow-up the initial fix can be put to the wayside and old habits can be put back in place. In the Internet article, " Why "Fixes" Fail", John Case describes the complacency in most organizations and ultimately why they have been doomed for failure. Case illustrates Michael E. McGill's approach to quick fixes, utilizing strategic plans as they relate to most organizations. .
             McGill is the author of "American Business and the Quick Fix" and a business professor at the Southern Methodist University. "McGill's own approach to running a company is what he calls "managing without myths." It's not an earthshaking program; its appeal lies in a kind of quiet realism, suggesting that he understands the difficulty of improving an organization's performance over the long haul." (Case, 1989 19) .
             McGill went on to say that managers who lack leadership qualities use motivation to empower their emlpoyees. Everyone is motivated in different ways, this can be frustrating to a new manager and can lead to their demise. In order to overcome the reluctance of implementing a new and improved "fix," Case suggested developing a new corporate culture or installation of theory Z or maybe a pay-for-performance plan. McGill remarked that the pay-for-performance program if not presented correctly could eventually lead to the employees being treated unfairly and the focus remaining on the upper management. In a specific example, management was rewarded in higher percentages where the workers were patted on the back, so to speak. This only motivated the management to push the employees more without any reward for their increased workload.


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