This information was deemed as critically important to making decisions related to the timing of production, the scheduling of labor, and the prices charged to internal and external customers. As one of the managers noted, Samsung, a former employer of his, only shared nonfinancial information (i.e., information on product quality) with its workers. At his present employer, both nonfinancial and financial information were shared. Itwas also noted that his present employer’s culture of transparencywas further supported throughthe use of open plan office spaces. No one at the plant, and this included the Vice Chairman and the President, had a separate office