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Work Organizational Reforms and Employment Relations in the Automotive Industry: American Employment Relations in Transition

General Motors (GM) s attempt to adapt the renowned Toyota production system for its own automotive manufacturing plants had historically produced disappointing results. Why was it not sufficiently successful? This book aims to shed insights into GM s failed attempt through the analysis of work organization reforms and labor-management relations on production-system efficiency.

The book examines collective bargaining agreements between automakers and the United Auto Workers union and the arbitration rulings in retrospect to illuminate the critical role continuous improvement activities initiated by production workers would play in enhancing performance management. It also looks at the impact of the meritocratic system in Japanese auto plants on performance success. As GM begins operations at its new electric vehicle assembly plant, Factory Zero, the book analyses the challenges of such production for both employment relations and workforce deployment.

The book will be a useful reference for those interested in a comparative study of management styles and a better understanding of Japanese manufacturing practices.

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Series Title

Routledge Focus on Business and Management

Call Number

300 Ken

Publisher

Hoboken, NJ : Routledge., 2022

Collation

110[111] Pages

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

2022009044, 2022009045, 9781032252704, 9781032252728, 9781003282426

Classification

300

Content Type

text

Media Type

computer

Carrier Type

computer card

Edition

13th

Subject(s)

Work Organization

Specific Detail Info

Work Organizational Reforms and Employment Relations in the Automotive Industry

Statement of Responsibility

Kenichi Shinohara

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