Managerial Structures and Practices in Manufacturing Enterprises: A Yugoslav Case Study

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to explore what managerial procedures and practices have evolved in Yugoslavia's manufacturing industries under the Yugoslav system of 'Self-Management Socialism,' what inferences can be drawn from these observations regarding economic efficiency, and what - if any - lessons can be drawn which might be applicable elsewhere. After an overview of the principal findings, the paper first sketches the main features of Yugoslavia's socio-political system that are relevant in this context. Thereafter it concentrates on the pluralistic framework of management and decision-making (combining elected workers' bodies, union representatives, professional managers and political bodies, cooperating under a system of multiple mutual checks and balances), and on the corresponding complex features of the objective function of the Yugoslav enterprise. The paper concludes with some observations on the strengths and weaknesses of this particular pluralistic system. (Copyright (c) The World Bank 1981.)