After Lean Production: Evolving Employment Practices in the World Auto Industry

"This book has two main strengths. First, its approach gives a sense of the texture and variety of the implementation of lean production, the forces that shape it in practice, and the alternatives that may be available. Second, the book's international focus provides a wealth of fascinatin...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Kochan, Thomas A. (HerausgeberIn), Lansbury, Russell D. (HerausgeberIn), MacDuffie, John Paul (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press [2018]
Schriftenreihe:Cornell International Industrial and Labor Relations Reports
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Links:https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501731679
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501731679
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501731679
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501731679
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501731679
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501731679
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501731679
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501731679
Zusammenfassung:"This book has two main strengths. First, its approach gives a sense of the texture and variety of the implementation of lean production, the forces that shape it in practice, and the alternatives that may be available. Second, the book's international focus provides a wealth of fascinating material concerning the influence of national conditions on the shaping of production practices."—Harley Shaiken, author of Work Transformed: Automation and Labor in the Computer AgeNearly every country that produces cars views the automobile industry as strategically important because of its direct economic significance and because it serves as a bellwether for innovation in employment conditions. In this book, industrial relations experts from eleven countries consider the state of the industry worldwide. They are particularly interested in assessing whether the loudly heralded model of lean production initiated by Toyota has become pervasive.The contributors focus on employment practices: the way work is organized, how workers and managers interact, the way worker representatives respond to lean production strategies, and the nature of the adaptation and innovation process itself
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Apr 2019)
Umfang:1 online resource 33 tables, 10 charts/graphs
ISBN:9781501731679
DOI:10.7591/9781501731679