GreenPages, Inc. hereinafter referred to as GP is a dynamic organization that most closely fits the sociotechnical model put forth by Trist (1963) and Rice (1963) of the Tavis Institute. GP was created by Kurt Blieken in 1992 to be as he put it the most elegant company in existence today. Starting with a blank piece of paper Kurt Blieken crafted a mission statement (attachment A) that served as the underpinnings and catalyst to create an organizational structure …showed first 75 words of 1556 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1556 total…beyond. Additionally, the company sets an annual threshold for Presidents Club which is typically the top 10% of all sales people in the company. As a Presidents Club member the employee is recognized for an entire year and a special week retreat with pay is provided to those top employees. Leadership at GP is provided by the SST or senior support team. The SST is comprised of the President and his wife Kurt and Janet Blieken.