Frontiers and Boundaries Handbook
Mapping Decision-Making Responsibility

A step-by-step guide to clarifying who does what at employee-ownership companies
Published by Ownership Associates
Cambridge, MA
Current Release: November 18, 2003.


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When you talk about employee ownership...

...employees begin re-thinking their expectations about decision-making roles and responsibilities. Employee-ownership companies have a special need for clarity about who does what--regardless of how much employee involvement company leaders want.

This Handbook highlights relevant research and principles of efficient decision-making systems, but its focus is a hands-on method to clarify and communicate a company’s decision-making system, and to ensure support from all parts of the work force.

Companies intending to adopt participative management will find tools in this Handbook to establish a solid foundation. Other companies use this Handbook primarily as a way to build an organization-wide understanding of their current decision-making system.


The Frontiers and Boundaries Handbook is available for $200.00 exclusively from Ownership Associates, in the WebStore or by contacting us directly.

The Handbook includes:

  • a step-by-step process to customize Decision Charts for your own company
  • proven methods to maximize buy-in by middle managers and the work force
  • sample agendas for manager and workforce meetings
  • highlights of relevant research
  • principles of efficient decision-making systems
  • and more! Visit the links below for more information.


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See the Table of Contents or read actual excerpts:

From Chapter 3: "Outcomes of Using this Handbook"
From Chapter 5: "Recommended Step-by-Step Guidelines"

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This Handbook is part of Frontiers and Boundaries, a set of tools, training and templates designed to help employee-ownership companies manage the process of involving people in decision making.



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