British Factory Japanese Factory : The Origins of National Diversity in Industrial Relations

ISBN-13: 9780415587174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 480 str.

Ronald Dore;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

The Japanese way of work is notoriously 'different'. But is it Japan or Britain which is the odd man out? This book explores the real differences through a point-by-point comparison of two Japanese factories with two British ones making similar products.

Spis treści

Part 1: The Factories  1. Four Factories: A First Look  2. The Workers: Who They Are, How They Are Recruited and Trained  3. Wages  4. Unions: Membership and Organization 5. Industrial Relations: Mainly England  6. Industrial Relations: Mainly Japan  7. Industrial Relations: Summary  8. The Enterprise as Community  9. Authority, Function and Status  10. Two Employment Systems  11. Some Implications  Part 2: Convergence?  12. The ‘Japanese Employment System’ and Recent Trends of Change  13. Britain Catching Up? Part Three: The Past and the Future  14. The Origins of the Japanese Employment System  15. Late Development Appendix: The Survey  Index.