"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...
"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 t...
Examining the experiences of the globalising Korean automobile industry, with particular focus on the Hyundai Motor Company, this book provides an overview of the nature of the global automobile industry, before considering the globalisation processes that the Korean industry has undertaken.
Examining the experiences of the globalising Korean automobile industry, with particular focus on the Hyundai Motor Company, this book provides an ove...
First published in 1989, this book presents a unique comparative perspective on the relationship between technological change and human resource management. Following a detailed introduction, chapters deal with a variety of issues, including managing change, industrial democracy and employee involvement, gender and structural change. International and well-renowned authors provide an authoritative analysis, which will be of particular interest to students of Business and Management, organisational and technological change, Economics and Sociology.
First published in 1989, this book presents a unique comparative perspective on the relationship between technological change and human resource manag...
First published in 1989, this book presents a unique comparative perspective on the relationship between technological change and human resource management. Following a detailed introduction, chapters deal with a variety of issues, including managing change, industrial democracy and employee involvement, gender and structural change. International and well-renowned authors provide an authoritative analysis, which will be of particular interest to students of Business and Management, organisational and technological change, Economics and Sociology.
First published in 1989, this book presents a unique comparative perspective on the relationship between technological change and human resource ma...