Critical developments in the international automobile industry
Erschienen:
2008
Verlag:
Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
Bureaucracy Transcended? New Patterns of Employment Regulation and Labour Control in the International Automotive Industry-- V. Pulignano and P. Stewart Lean Production and Quality of Working Life on the Shop floor: the Experiences of British and...
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Bureaucracy Transcended? New Patterns of Employment Regulation and Labour Control in the International Automotive Industry-- V. Pulignano and P. Stewart Lean Production and Quality of Working Life on the Shop floor: the Experiences of British and Italian Car Workers: A. Danford, M. Richardson, P. Stewart and V. Pulignano Lean Production: the Original Myth Reconsidered-- D. Coffey and C. Thornley Scope for Policymaking in a Globalized Economy: The Case of Car Assembly in Belgium-- G. Van Hootegem and R. Huys From Lean Production to Mass Customization. Recent Developments in the Australian Automotive Industry-- R. Cooney and G. Sewell Labour Relations in the Modular System: Ten Years of the VW Experience at Resende, Brazil-- J. R. Ramalho and E. M. V. Francsco The Quest for Flexibility in the Mexican Auto Parts Industry: Three Tales from a Multinational Company-- C. Levesque An examination of the form and character of recent transformations in the international automobile industry. Using comparative and national-based case study analysis, it explores the nature of such recent developments (outsourcing, modularization, high performance workplaces, etc.) and their impact on issues in the sector on a world scale, Recent transformations, such as outsourcing, modularisation and high performance workplaces, have had a big impact on the international automobile industry. This book covers the most relevant and recent developments in the car industry internationally. It includes a rich cross-border comparative analysis but also presents an in-depth national-based case study analysis covering recent transformations in the car industry in European and non-European countries. Both parts assess the extent to which recent organisational practices represent a pattern of organisational phenomenon known as 'lean production'. In particular, the book examines the impact of these developments on the organisation of labour, and the quality of working life in the sector worldwide Ebook. - Originally published in: 2008
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on the Contributors; Introduction: 'Flexibility' at Work. Critical Developments in the International Automobile Industry; Part I: Developments in the International Car Industry: The Comparative Perspective; 1 Bureaucracy Transcended? New Patterns of Employment Regulation and Labour Control in the International Automotive Industry; 2 Lean Production and Quality of Working Life on the Shop Floor: The Experience of British and Italian Car Workers; 3 Lean Production: The Original Myth Reconsidered
Part II: Developments in the International Car Industry: The National-based Perspective4 Scope for Policymaking in a Globalised Economy: The Case of Car Assembly in Belgium; 5 From Lean Production to Mass Customisation: Recent Developments in the Australian Automotive Industry; 6 Labour Relations in the Modular System: Ten Years of the VW Experience at Resende, Brazil; 7 The Quest for Flexibility in the Mexican Auto Parts Industry: Three Tales from a Multinational Company; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
