Breaking from Taylorism

Examines the restructuring of work practices in the world automobile industry in the 1980s.

Klappentext
Examines the restructuring of work practices in the world automobile industry in the 1980s.

Zusammenfassung
This book examines the future of one of the world's most important industries. The authors examine the restructuring of work practices in the world automobile industry in the 1980s, drawing data from three leading car companies in three different countries: the US, the UK and Germany.

Inhalt
1. The restructuring of the world automobile industry: opportunities for new forms of work; 2. Changing markets and the rise of Toyotism: the development of the national car industries since the 1970s; 3. Company strategies for answering the challenges; 4. Industrial relations in the process of change; 5. Reorganising quality control - between pressure for efficiency and a job enrichment orientation; 6. Coping with new technology: skilled workers between specialisation and flexibilisation; 7. Regulating work performance and plant efficiency: changes in control and structures of work; 8. Comparative achievements in labour productivity and changes in personnel structures: trends and development patterns; 9. Tapping new resources: skill levels and worker participation; 10. Is the assembly line obsolete?; 11. Modern times in the automobile factory: trends toward new forms of work

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