The New American Workplace : Transforming Work Systems in the United States /

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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 increa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Appelbaum, Eileen (Autor), Batt, Rosemary (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : ILR Press, 1993.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Arbeidsorganisatie.
Arbeitsorganisation
Work environment.
Manufacturing industries.
Labor.
Industrial organization.
Usines > États-Unis.
Industrie > Organisation, contrôle, etc. > États-Unis.
Milieu de travail > États-Unis.
Travail > États-Unis.
Manufacturing industries > United States.
Industrial organization > United States.
Work environment > United States.
Labor > United States.
USA.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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