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Assembling work : remaking factory regimes in Japanese multinationals in Britain /

Japanese manufacturing firms established in Britain have often been portrayed as carriers of Japanese corporate best practice for work and employment. In this book, the authors challenge these views through case study research undertaken at several Japanese manufacturing plants in Britain during the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elger, Tony, 1946-
Other Authors: Smith, Chris, 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Corporations, Japanese > Great Britain.
Foreign subsidiaries > Great Britain.
Manufacturing industries > Great Britain > Foreign ownership.
Industrial relations > Great Britain.
Industrial management > Japan.
International business enterprises.
Globalization.
Sociétés japonaises > Grande-Bretagne.
Filiales étrangères > Grande-Bretagne.
Industrie manufacturière > Grande-Bretagne > Propriété étrangère.
Relations industrielles > Grande-Bretagne.
Entreprises multinationales.
Mondialisation.
globalism.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Corporations, Japanese
Foreign subsidiaries
Globalization
Industrial management
Industrial relations
International business enterprises
Manufacturing industries > Foreign ownership
Great Britain
Japan
Arbeidsverhoudingen.
Buitenlandse bedrijven.
Arbeidsorganisatie.
Internationale ondernemingen.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Japanese manufacturing firms established in Britain have often been portrayed as carriers of Japanese corporate best practice for work and employment. In this book, the authors challenge these views through case study research undertaken at several Japanese manufacturing plants in Britain during the 1990s.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 414 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-392) and index.
ISBN:9780191529122
0191529125
9780199241514
0199241511