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Life on the line in contemporary manufacturing : the workplace experience of lean production and the "Japanese" model /

In a long tradition of ethnographic research in industrial sociology and management/labour studies, this text raises a number of important issues about the best ways to understand the complex and changing nature of work.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Delbridge, Rick
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Industrial sociology > Great Britain > Case studies.
Industrial management > Great Britain > Case studies.
Just-in-time systems > Social aspects > Great Britain > Case studies.
Sociologie industrielle > Japon > Cas, Études de.
Sociologie industrielle > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Gestion d'entreprise > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Juste-à-temps (Système) > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Industrial management
Industrial sociology
Just-in-time systems > Social aspects
Great Britain
Lopende band.
Arbeidsomstandigheden.
Bedrijfscultuur.
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In a long tradition of ethnographic research in industrial sociology and management/labour studies, this text raises a number of important issues about the best ways to understand the complex and changing nature of work.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 232 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index.
ISBN:9780191684906
0191684902