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Flexibility at work Critical developments in the international automobile industry /

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...

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Group Author: Pulignano, Valeria, 1968-; Danford, Andy.; Stewart, Paul.; Richardson, Mike.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
International business.
Industry & industrial studies.
Business and Management.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230581937
Summary: 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.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 2008.
Carrier Form: 216 p. : 2 figures, 21.
ISBN: 9781403900418
9780230581937 :
0230581935 :
CLC: F744-61
Contents: 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.

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