ABSTRACT
The Kanizsa Brewery's management was clearly focused on improving performance at the firm's central plant, with special emphasis on production. The firm's good product mix, its relatively high level of corporate culture with stable labor relations, and a more or less sound financial situation made Kanizsa a good candidate for expansion. Management was somewhat concerned about the firm's financial situation, although the figures available do not entirely substantiate this concern. The smoothness of labor relations at the firm and the fact that an important segment of employees became de facto owners helped management to get slow wage increases accepted by the firm's work force. The reason for this was mainly the high level of employee participation in ownership, combined with the fact that the strategic role of the employees in shaping the firm's future was stressed repeatedly by consecutive managements. Moreover, all members of the firm's top management had risen within the firm.
