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Browsing The Worker Institute by Subject "labor market"
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A Diversity of New Work Organization: Human-Centered, Lean, and In-Between
Turner, Lowell; Auer, Peter (1994-06-01)Lean production, from Toyota, is said to be paradigmatic for future production organization in the auto industry. This article challenges that view. Case studies at auto plants in the U.S., Germany, and Sweden show a wide ... -
Industrial Relations and the Reorganization of Work in West Germany: Lessons for the U.S.
Turner, Lowell (1992-01-01)[Excerpt] Some have suggested that to compete in the new world economy we must not only adopt Japanese production practices but also abandon Western traditions of independent unionism. When U.S. trade unionists naturally ...