Life on the Line in Contemporary Manufacturing

Delbridge, Rick

ISBN 10: 0199240434 / ISBN 13: 9780199240432

Published by Oxford University Press, 2000

About this Item

In a long tradition of ethnographic research in industrial sociology and management/labour studies, this text looks at the influence of Japanese management techniques on the way work is organized in "transplants" and, more broadly, in other firms and sectors. Num Pages: 246 pages, 9 line figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBL; KJ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356. . 2000. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life on the Line in Contemporary Manufacturing
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199240434
• ISBN 13: 9780199240432
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Rick Delbridge is Research Fellow at Cardiff Business School, University of Wales.