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  • Worker Leadership

    America's Secret Weapon in the Battle for Industrial Competitiveness

    by Fred Stahl ...
    How to increase both job satisfaction and enterprise productivity—and make American manufacturing competitive again.How can American manufacturing recapture its former dominance in the globalized industrial economy? In Worker Leadership, Fred Stahl proposes a strategy to boost enterprise productivity and restore America's industrial power. Stahl outlines a revolutionary transformation of ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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    National and Sectoral Policy Issues

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  • Inside China's Automobile Factories

    The Politics of Labor and Worker Resistance

    by Lu Zhang ...
    In Inside China's Automobile Factories, Lu Zhang explores the current conditions, subjectivity, and collective actions of autoworkers in the world's largest and fastest-growing automobile manufacturing nation. Based on years of fieldwork and extensive interviews conducted at seven large auto factories in various regions of China, Zhang provides an inside look at the daily factory life of ... Read more

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  • Territory, specialization and globalization in European Manufacturing

    by Helena Marques, Francisco Puig ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Global Competition
    Although traditional manufacturing (textiles, clothing, footwear, furniture, etc) has been in decline in developed countries, it still represents an important part of European employment due to its labour-intensive character. Moreover, its geographical concentration particularly exposes certain regions of Europe to job loss as the industry declines. This book provides an explanation for the ... Read more

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  • Explaining Productivity Differences

    Comparative Analysis of Automotive Plants in Japan, the United States, Thailand and China

    by Hiromichi Shibata ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book, in contrast with previous research and popular discussions that focus on the productivity of workers, identifies the critical influence of supervisors and engineers as key drivers of productivity differentials. To do so, it analyzes productivity at a Japanese car component plant and its three offshoot plants located in the United States, Thailand, and China and how productivity evolved ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Learning Factories

    The Nordic Model of Manufacturing

    by Elias G. Carayannis, Aris Kaloudis, Geir Ringen, Halvor Holtskog ...
    Series series Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth
    This book examines how the norms, culture, and practices of the socio-economic Nordic model give them a competitive edge in globalized production chains. Using the Norwegian automotive industry – one of the most globalized industries in the world – as the empirical foundation of the book, it examines the strengths, tensions, and challenges the Norwegian work organization style meets in this ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Foucault, Governmentality, and Organization

    Inside the Factory of the Future

    by Alan McKinlay, Philip Taylor ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Employment Relations
    This book traces how abstract managerial ideas about maximizing production flexibility and employee freedom were translated into concrete, day-to-day practices at the Motorola plant in East Kilbride, UK. Using eyewitness accounts, the book describes how employees dealt with the increased freedom Motorola promoted amongst its employees, how employees adapted to managerial changes, specifically the ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Rediscovering Collective Bargaining

    Australia's Fair Work Act in International Perspective

    Edited by Breen Creighton, Anthony Forsyth ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Employment and Work Relations in Context
    This book examines countries that have tried, with varying degrees of success, to use legislative strategies to encourage and support collective bargaining, including Australia’s Fair Work Act. It is the first major study of the operation and impact of the new collective bargaining framework introduced under the Fair Work Act, combining theoretical and practical perspectives. In addition, a number ... Read more

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  • Karl Marx

    Revolutionary thinking and the fight against capitalism

    by 50minutes ...
    Series Book 2 - Economic Culture
    Revolutionary thinking and the fight against capitalismThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding the life and works of Karl Marx.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Recognize and understand the main ideas behind the works of Karl Marx on economic thought• Identify the impact his contributions had on economics, perceptions of capitalism and political revolutions• Understand the ... Read more

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  • Labour Market and Industrial Relations in Vietnam

    by Ingrid Artus, Judith Holland, Uwe Blien, Van Phan thi Hong ...
    The society and economy of Vietnam is still characterised by a rapid transformation process. There is high economic and political pressure. coming not only from internal developments but also from foreign countries.This groundbreaking book takes stock of the rapid processes of change in the labour market and the industrial relations of Vietnam. The contributions of Vietnamese and international ... Read more

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  • Shaping Inclusive Workplaces Through Social Dialogue

    Edited by Lourdes Munduate, Donatella Di Marco, Martin C. Euwema, Alicia Arenas ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book presents Social Dialogue as a social innovation strategy for managing diversity at any step of the human resource circle. It showcases empirical research on how to improve open dialogue and constructive negotiations between management, trade unions and employee representatives using multi-disciplinary perspectives from psychology, business, law, gender studies, sociology and management. ... Read more

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  • Integrating the Packaging and Product Experience in Food and Beverages

    A Road-Map to Consumer Satisfaction

    Edited by Peter Burgess ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
    Integrating the Packaging and Product Experience in Food and Beverages: A Road-Map to Consumer Satisfaction focuses on the interrelationship between packaging and the product experience. In both industry and academia there has been a growing interest in investigating approaches that capture consumer responses to products that go beyond traditional sensory and liking measures. These approaches ... Read more

    $111.59 USD