After Lean Production : Evolving Employment Practices in the World Auto Industry / Thomas A. Kochan, Russell D. Lansbury, John Paul MacDuffie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kochan, Thomas A., editor.

Lansbury, Russell D., editor.

MacDuffie, John Paul, editor.

Series:

Cornell International Industrial and Labor Relations Reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobile industry workers--Employment.

Automobile industry workers.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 349 p. :) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

PART I. An International Perspective on the Auto Industry

1. Introduction / Kochan, Thomas A. / Lansbury, Russell D. / MacDuffie, John Paul

2. Changes in Auto Industry Employment Practices: An International Overview / MacDuffie, John Paul / Pil, Frits K.

PART II. Bellwethers of Innovation in the Auto Industry

3. Japan: Beyond the Model for Lean Production / Ishida, Mitsuo

4. United States: Variations on a Theme / Adler, Paul S. / Kochan, Thomas A. / MacDuffie, John Paul / Pil, Frits K. / Rubinstein, Saul

5. Canada: Continuity and Change / Kumar, Pradeep / Holmes, John

6. Germany: Implementing Lean Production / Jürgens, Ulrich

7. Germany: Labor's Perspective on Lean Production / Roth, Siegfried

8. United Kingdom: The Reorganization of Production / Scarbrough, Harry / Terry, Michael

9. Italy: Changing the Workplace in the Auto Industry / Camuffo, Arnalda / Volpato, Giuseppe

10. Spain, France, and Italy: Mediterranean Lean Production / Camuffo, Arnalda / Micelli, Stefano

11. Sweden: The Volvo and Saab Road beyond Lean Production / Brulin, Göran / Nilsson, Tommy

12. Australia: Restructuring for Survival / Lansbury, Russell D. / Bamber, Greg J.

PART III. Emerging Economies and Lean Production

13. South Africa: The Struggle for Human Resource Development / Hirschsohn, Philip

14. Brazil: The Diffusion of a New Pattern of Industrial Relations Practices / Ferro, José Roberto / Fleury, Afonso / Fleury, Maria Tereza

15. Korea: Recent Developments and Policy Options / Park, Young-bum / Lee, Hyo Soo

PART IV. After Lean Production

16. Conclusion: After Lean Production? / Kochan, Thomas A. / Lansbury, Russell D. / MacDuffie, John Paul

References

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-335) and index.

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ISBN:

9781501731679

150173167X

OCLC:

1132225027