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The new American workplace : transforming work systems in the United States / Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt.
Author
Appelbaum, Eileen, 1940-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press, 1994.
Description
ix, 287 pages ; 24 cm
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Available Online
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Firestone Library - Stacks
HD8072.5 .A66 1994
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Labor
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United States
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Work environment
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United States
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Industrial organization
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United States
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Manufacturing industries
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United States
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Batt, Rosemary L.
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Summary note
Despite formidable obstacles, a small but growing number of U.S. companies rccognize that today's domestic and international markets require them to transform their production process. On the basis of more than ten years of survey data and the evidence of case studies, Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt analyze the experiences of these companies. Their findings reveal two distinct and coherent models of the new American workplace. One is an American version of team production, which combines the principles of sociotechnical systems with those of quality engineering and which decentralizes the management of work flow and decision making. The other is an American version of lean production, which relies more heavily on managerial and technical expertise, and on centralized coordination and decision making.
The authors explain the organizational models from which high-performance firms in the United States have borrowed and outline the policies required to promote more widespread workplace change. They contend that U.S. firms can, in fact, compete successfully, while providing their workers with increased job security, livable wages, and enhanced job satisfaction. Certain to appeal to both union and business leaders, this volume also offers crucial insights to policy makers and to scholars of the new American workplace.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The challenge
Why change? The breakdown of mass production
The alternatives
Alternative models of production
A comparison of the models
Alternative strategies in the United States
The extent of the change (1982-93)
Experiments with workplace innovation (1970-92)
Organizational change in services
The solutions
American models of high performance
Obstacles to change
Policies to promote high-performance systems
Incidence of organizational change among U.S. firms
Summary of case studies (1970-92).
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ISBN
0875463185 ((acid-free-paper))
9780875463186 ((acid-free-paper))
0875463193 ((pbk.))
9780875463193 ((pbk.))
LCCN
93031201
OCLC
28665436
Other standard number
ZBWT00560487
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