Life on the Line in Contemporary Manufacturing
| AUTHOR | Delbridge, Rick |
| PUBLISHER | OUP Oxford (05/11/2000) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Much is stated and written about the new world of work, but how much do we know about the contemporary workplace? What influence have Japanese management techniques had on the way work is organized? Have the systems and mechanisms of control changed radically in recent years, or are they much the same as they have always been? Rick Delbridge sought an answer to these questions at first hand by working on the shop floor in a Japanese consumer electronics transplant and a European automotive components supplier in order to witness and experience life on the line in contemporary manufacturing. Not only does his book offer rich empirical data on the lived reality of work and a management practice that may share little in common with that found in the textbooks; he also raises a number of important issues about the best ways to understand the complex and changing nature of work.
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ISBN-13:
9780199240432
ISBN-10:
0199240434
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
246
Carton Quantity:
36
Product Dimensions:
6.18 x 0.54 x 9.23 inches
Weight:
0.79 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Manufacturing
Technology & Engineering | Management - General
Technology & Engineering | Industrial Management
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
306.36
Library of Congress Control Number:
99086545
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Much is stated and written about the new world of work, but how much do we know about the contemporary workplace? What influence have Japanese management techniques had on the way work is organized? Have the systems and mechanisms of control changed radically in recent years, or are they much the same as they have always been? Rick Delbridge sought an answer to these questions at first hand by working on the shop floor in a Japanese consumer electronics transplant and a European automotive components supplier in order to witness and experience life on the line in contemporary manufacturing. Not only does his book offer rich empirical data on the lived reality of work and a management practice that may share little in common with that found in the textbooks; he also raises a number of important issues about the best ways to understand the complex and changing nature of work.
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