Culture, control, and commitment : a study of work organization and work attitudes in the United States and Japan

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Culture, control, and commitment : a study of work organization and work attitudes in the United States and Japan

James R. Lincoln, Arne L. Kalleberg ; with the collaboration of Mitsuyo Hanada and Kerry McBride

Cambridge University Press, 1990

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 268-281

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ISBN 9780521365178

Description

Based on a survey of the work attitudes and behaviour of Japanese and American employees, this book seeks to explain the greater motivation and commitment of the Japanese workforce. Is this attributable to the management of Japanese factories, or to deep-seated Japanese cultural values?

Table of Contents

1. Work organization, culture, and work attitudes: theoretical issues 2. Research design, data collection and the samples 3. Commitment and job satisfaction in the USA and Japan 4. Job attributes and work attitudes: an employee-level analysis 5. Work values and employee background effects 6. Technology, society and organization 7. Organizational structures in Japan and the USA: a plant-level analysis 8. Work organization and workforce commitment: a multi-level analysis 9. The future of welfare corporatism in Japan and the USA.
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: pbk ISBN 9780521428668

Description

Based on a large comparative survey of Japanese and American employees, this book seeks to explain the greater motivation and commitment of the Japanese workforce. Is this attributable to the management and organization of Japanese factories, or to deep-seated Japanese cultural values?

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