Reworking the world : organisations, technologies, and cultures in comparative perspective / editor, Jane Marceau.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marceau, Jane.

Series:

De Gruyter studies in organization ; 42.

De Gruyter studies in organization ; 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial organization--Cross-cultural studies.

Industrial organization.

Organizational change--Cross-cultural studies.

Organizational change.

Technological innovations--Economic aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Technological innovations.

Corporate culture--Cross-cultural studies.

Corporate culture.

Physical Description:

x, 514 p.

Edition:

Reprint 2011

Place of Publication:

Berlin : New York : W. de Gruyter, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Reworking the World".

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Contents

Introduction. Reworking the World: Organisations, Technologies and Cultures in Comparative Perspective / Marceau, Jane

Section One: Re-Analysing the World

Introduction / Marceau, Jane

Institutional Logic and Economic Explanation / Biggart, Nicole Woolsey

French Bread, Italian Fashions and Asian Enterprises: Modern Passions and Postmodern Prognoses / Clegg, Stewart

The Politics of Industrial Organisation: A Comparative View / Weiss, Linda

Section Two: Learning from the East

Japanizing the World: The Case of Toyota / Wilkinson, Barry / Morris, Jonathan / Oliver, Nick

Giants and Dwarves: Changing Technologies and Productive Interlinkages in Australian Manufacturing Industry / Marceau, Jane / Jureidini, Ray

Developing 'Partnerships': New Organisational Practices in Manufacturer- Supplier Relationships in the French Automobile and Aerospace Industries / Gorgeu, Armelle / Mathieu, René

Technology Transfer and East Asian Business Recipes: The Adoption of Japanese Cotton Spinning Techniques in Shanghai and Hong Kong / Nishida, Judith

Western Technology in a Chinese Context: New Technologies and the Organisation of Work in Hong Kong / Poon, Teresa

Section Three: Technological Innovation: The Search for Control

The Illusion of a Common Supranational Interest: Democratising the Standardisation Process in Factory Automation / Tulder, Rob van / Dankbaar, Ben

Yet Another Panacea? The Quality Management Movement in Australia / Palmer, Gill / Allan, Cameron

Organisational Restructuring and Devolutionist Doctrine: Organisation as Strategic Control / Muetzelfeldt, Michael

Section Four: Innovation and Disillusion: Firms at the Leading Edge

Clashes of Technology and Culture: Enterprise Acquisition and the Integration of New Ventures / Garnsey, Elizabeth / Roberts, John

Strategies for Technological Learning: New Forms of Organisational Structure / Dodgson, Mark

Section Five: Reworking the World of Work

An Australian Model of Industrial Restructuring / Mathews, John

Reorganising Labour: The Volvo Experience / Sandkull, Bengt

The Move to 'Partnership': Human Resources in Organisational Change / Gorgeu, Armelle / Mathieu, René

Workplace Strategic Change: Classification Restructuring in the Australian Public Service / Selby-Smith, Chris

Swedish Wage-Earner Funds: The Problematic Relationship Between Economic Efficiency and Popular Power / Higgins, Winton

Conclusion. Reworking the World: Lessons from Everywhere

Reworking the World: Lessons from Everywhere / Marceau, Jane

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-510) and index.

ISBN:

9783110861402

3110861402

OCLC:

979907049