Self-managed work teams are being implemented at a rapid rate across a range of
industries and organizations, such as Intel, Boeing, General Mills, General Electric, and
Motorola. A 2006 survey of Fortune 1000 companies found that 65% of these firms
were using self-managed work teams, a small decrease compared to the 2001 data,
but a 40% increase from 1987.31 Although this work design typically does not cover
a majority of the workforce, this represents an impressive increase in the use of selfmanaged
teams.