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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Adler, Paul S.,; Bamber, Greg J.,; Brulin, Göran,; Camuffo, Arnalda,; Ferro, José Roberto,; Fleury, Afonso,; Fleury, Maria Tereza,; Hirschsohn, Philip,; Holmes, John,; Ishida, Mitsuo,; Jürgens, Ulrich,; Kochan, Thomas A.,; Kumar, Pradeep,; Lansbury, Russell D.,; Lee, Hyo Soo,; MacDuffie, John Paul,; Micelli, Stefano,; Nilsson, Tommy,; Park, Young-bum,; Pil, Frits K.,; Roth, Siegfried,; Rubinstein, Saul,; Scarbrough, Harry,; Terry, Michael,; Volpato, Giuseppe,
• HerausgeberIn: Kochan, Thomas A.,; Lansbury, Russell D.,; MacDuffie, John Paul,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Cornell International Industrial and Labor Relations Reports
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.) :; 33 tables, 10 charts/graphs

"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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. An International Perspective on the Auto Industry -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Changes in Auto Industry Employment Practices: An International Overview -- PART II. Bellwethers of Innovation in the Auto Industry -- 3. Japan: Beyond the Model for Lean Production -- 4. United States: Variations on a Theme -- 5. Canada: Continuity and Change -- 6. Germany: Implementing Lean Production -- 7. Germany: Labor's Perspective on Lean Production -- 8. United Kingdom: The Reorganization of Production -- 9. Italy: Changing the Workplace in the Auto Industry -- 10. Spain, France, and Italy: Mediterranean Lean Production -- 11. Sweden: The Volvo and Saab Road beyond Lean Production -- 12. Australia: Restructuring for Survival -- PART III. Emerging Economies and Lean Production -- 13. South Africa: The Struggle for Human Resource Development -- 14. Brazil: The Diffusion of a New Pattern of Industrial Relations Practices -- 15. Korea: Recent Developments and Policy Options -- PART IV. After Lean Production -- 16. Conclusion: After Lean Production? -- References -- Contributors -- Index