1st Edition

Global Japanization? The Transnational Transformation of the Labour Process

Edited By Tony Elger, Chris Smith Copyright 1994
410 Pages
by Routledge

410 Pages
by Routledge

416 Pages
by Routledge

Global Japaniziation? Brings together research from North America, Japan, Europe and Latin America to analyse the influence of Japanese manufacturing investment and Japanese working practices across the global economy. The editors present original case studies of work reorganization and workers’ experiences within both Japanese companies and those of their competitors in diverse sectors and... Read more

Part 1: The Japanese Model Prologue  1. Global Japanization? Convergence and Competition in the Organization of the Labour Process Tony Elger and Chris Smith  2. How Far from Japan? A Case Study of Japanese Press Shop Practice and Management Calculation Karel Williams, Itsutomo Mitsui and Colin Haslam  3. "Japanese Management" and the "Loaning" of Labour: Restructuring in the Japanese Iron and Steel Industry Toshiko Kamada  Part 2: Transplants, Transfer and Adaptation  Prologue  4. How Does the Japanese Model Transfer to the United States? A View from the Line Laurie Graham  5. Reunifying Conception and Execution of Work Under Japanese Production Management? A Canadian Case Study James Rinehart, David Robertson, Christopher Huxley and Jeff Wareham  6. Understanding the Transfer of Japanese Management Practices: the Australian Case

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Tony Elger, Chris Smith