Inside the Factory of the Future: Work, Power and Authority in Microelectronics (Routledge Research in Employment Relations, #7)

by Alan McKinlay and Philip M. Taylor

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This book is a cutting-edge look inside the 'factory of the future' based upon a detailed real-life survey of workers at Motorola, a leading microelectronics firm. Providing an in-depth account of new forms of work organization and the impact of Japanese management techniques on shopfloor life and worker attitudes, it covers topics such as:

  • teamworking
  • competitiveness, flexibility and work organization
  • the radical decentralization of routine decision-making
  • corporate strategy and HRM.
  • ISBN10 0415212944
  • ISBN13 9780415212946
  • Publish Date 28 July 2009
  • Publish Status Cancelled
  • Out of Print 28 June 2016
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Imprint Routledge
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 272
  • Language English