The Managerial Grid is a key for mobilizing human effort and for getting the maximum performance results of which people in industrial life are capable. Through its application, a manager can unleash and utilize creative energy of the kind needed to become and remain competitive in this era of innovation and change. The Managerial Grid is not merely a theory or formula - it is a tested system which has been applied in industry and which in each case has contributed significantly to increased profits. One large industrial complex attributed 30% of its profit increase directly to the Managerial Grid and its organization development work. 340 pages.