Class Notes Stakhanovite Simulation

Perspective of a Manager
This man is rewarded for his hard work so other workers are inspired and have something to strive for. He became famous in Pravda. This motivated workers across the USSR to work very hard, so they too could become famous. This compelled management to adopt new production methods and increase the rate of production. If managers failed to do this, they were regarded as pseudo leaders and had to be removed immediately. They were pressured from above into meeting targets and below from workers wanting to be Stakhanovites.
-Managers would do anything to meet their targets, including bribery and corruption.
-The needed the cooperation of the workers to do so.
-To make the workers happy, managers gave bonuses whenever possible to favored workers.
-The harsh laws on absenteeism were not enforced by the managers.
-Managers were desperate to keep skilled workers.
-Soviet managers had a saying, "It's necessary not to work well but to account well." They had to make sure they looked good, even if they weren't working well.
-Workers pressured managers into classifying them as Stakhanovites.
-They were pressured into getting good tools in order to be more efficient, but there was a lack of good tools.
-Managers faced resentment from workers who didn't want production norms to increase.
-They had to face distortions in the production process caused by resourced being focused on Stakhanovite workers.
-Managers were judged on total output, not output from specific areas within.

Pressures on a manager:
-targets
-increased labor norms
-books must balance: State subsidies to industry were cut substantially from 1936 onwards and enterprises were expected to pay for the fuel, raw materials and labor they needed from their own income. Managers who found themselves with a shortfall faced charges of wrecking.
-wage incentives- food more expensive, workers want to be paid more.
-labor shortage
-shortage of raw materials
-competition from military spending
-fall in foreign trade




My position at the moment:
-my aims
-fulfill targets
-keep workers happy without spending too much money
-control production
-what I have to do to achieve these aims and be successful
-keep workers happy without spending too much money on them and hurting themselves
-keep workers on task to meet targets
-the problems I face
-trying to fulfill targets and keep workers happy
-trying to make it look like they were doing well even though they may not be
-labor shortage
-shortage of raw materials

What are the implications of a successful attempt for me? How will this persons Stakhonovite status affect us?:
I would have to provide rewards for them such as a higher pay, a good apartment with a telephone and furniture and other luxuries like that.