MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF A WORK FORCE: THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABILITY
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his paper looks at an Small Médium.size Enterprise (SME) in México, a maquiladora site whose work forcé possesses most of the typical characteristics noted in them. The plant in the study is an assembly plant for medical devices; thus, the incentive to achieve a high level of quality in the output is intense. Yet, the plant's work forcé has an annual turnover rate that is over one hundred percent, and works under all the burdens (marital, education, gender). Under these conditions, attempting to sustain a successful company to aid in the building of an economy is a difficult task. Based on an intensive study of the workers and their personal attributes, this paper looks at the issues, both visible and hidden, in the management and development of such a work forcé, discusses the impact on the operation of the company, and makes suggestions for improvement of the workers1 lot; thus, the company; thus, the country's economy.
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