Japanization at work : managerial studies for the 1990s

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Japanization at work : managerial studies for the 1990s

John Bratton ; foreword by Huw Beynon

Macmillan Press, 1992

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 223-241

Includes index

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Japanese management techniques have attracted considerable interest amongst managers and academics. Using case studies in manufacturing, this book goes beyond generalization in discussing the impacts of Japanese-style management on relations between management and workers. John Bratton presents a theoretical framework within which Japanese management can be analysed. The author describes the changes often on the words of the people directly involved. The book explores the hypothesis that just-in-time production increases managerial control through the application of new technology and worker-generated forms of control.

Table of Contents

  • List of Tables - List of Figures - Abbreviations - Foreword
  • H.Beynon - Preface to the Paperback Edition - Introduction - Perspectives on Japanization - Trade Unions and Change at Work - Patterns of Change - The Motor Components Company: Japanization in Large-Batch Production - The Drilling Machine Company: Japanization in Small-Batch Production - The Packaging Company: Work Groups and the Polyvalent Worker - Conclusions - Notes - Bibliography - Index

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