APA Dictionary of Psychology

a comprehensive organizational intervention based on the Blake–Mouton managerial grid. The aim is to increase managers’ concerns for both production and people, thereby improving organizational effectiveness. It consists of six phases conducted in the following order: (a) a seminar on the Blake–Mouton grid, (b) teamwork development, (c) intergroup development, (d) development of an ideal strategic corporate model, (e) implementation of the ideal strategic model, and (f) systematic critique. [designed by U.S. psychologists Robert R. Blake (1918–2004) and Jane S. Mouton (1930–1987)]