Investigate how a Canadian refinery’s modernization reshapes work, training, and worker relations.
This book examines how a plant's capital upgrade changes organization, skills, and day‑to‑day practices. It focuses on employee surveys, supervisory perspectives, and the shift toward more team‑based work in a real industrial setting.
- How the internal labor market is organized and how job types and wages are structured
- The effects of new production technologies on training, skills, and supervision
- Employee perceptions of changes in work practices, safety, and cooperation
- The broader implications for productivity, training programs, and union–firm relations
Ideal for readers of workplace studies, organizational change, and industrial economics.