... Germany Lean production Motor industry Teamwork Works councils During the early 1990s, the introduction of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) concept of lean production made teamwork a core element in modern motor‐car production (Berggren, 1992; Womack et al., 1990...

.... It also draws on comparative data from Japan and North America. The study focuses on two industries ‐ consumer electronics and autos ‐ and uses a variety of methodologies. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Electronics industry Japan Motor industry Multinationals Production Supervisors The term...

... in a fully fledged capital‐intensive, high‐tech manufacturing plant, where high machine utilization is crucial. Apprenticeships Flexible manning Management styles Motor industry Teamwork Training Japan Germany Note: This paper was subsequently published in Management Decision, Volume 30...

.... The development of industrial relations in this sector has been and will continue to be a major factor in determining the form of work organisation, particularly as pressures to move towards more Japanese or flexible working practices grow. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Canada Motor industry Industrial...

... relations Just‐in‐time Motor industry United Kingdom OBSTACLES TO JAPANISATION: THE CASE OF FORD UK 17 T he higher dependency of the new production systems places increased power in the labour force. Obstacles to Japanisation: The Case of Ford UK Barry Wilkinson and Nick Oliver The concept...

... UP Limited 1986 Case studies Industrial relations Motor industry Technological change Technical Change in an Industrial Relations Context by Harry Scarbrough Department of Business Studies, Napier College, Edinburgh, and Peter Moran Branch Secretary, General Municipal Boilermakers...