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Shifting boundaries of the firm : Japanese company-Japanese labour / Mari Sako.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sako.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Matsushita Group.
- Toyota Jidōsha Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha.
- Organizational change--Japan.
- Organizational change.
- Industrial relations--Japan.
- Industrial relations.
- Corporate culture--Japan.
- Corporate culture.
- Corporate culture--Japan--Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- All firms wrestle with restructuring, involving consolidation of mergers and acquisitions on the one hand, and fragmentation through outsourcing and spin-offs on the other. Through an in-depth investigation into the organizational strategies of Japanese corporate management and union leaders in Japan, Mari Sako explores the issue of 'organizational boundaries' that arises from such restructuring.Examining the strategy and structure of both businesses and trade unions, the book draws upon empirical evidence drawn from interviews conducted at Toyota and Matsushita and their respective unions. It
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; 1. Strategy, Structure, and Institutions of Management and Labour; 2. From Factory to Enterprise, from Enterprise to Business Group; 3. Strategy and Structure at Matsushita Group; 4. Strategy and Structure at Toyota Group; 5. Inter-Industry Differences: Criteria for Union Boundary Decisions; 6. Intra-Industry Differences I: Why Companies Differ; 7. Intra-Industry Differences II: Why Unions Differ; 8. Harmonization versus Differentiation, Employment Security versus Labour Flexibility; Conclusions
- Appendix: The Roren Questionnaire SurveyReferences; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-270) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-954703-3
- 0-19-153326-2
- 1-280-90549-2
- 1-4294-9120-5
- 9786610905492
- OCLC:
- 654299451
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