
Startup Factories
High Performance Management, Job Quality and Regional Advantage
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 12. December 2002
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-19-514747-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book gives the findings of a concise study of start-up factories in the United States by Japanese companies. This in-depth look at this increased phenomenon discusses not only the quality of jobs these factories produce, but it also expands to reveal their keys to success in achieving a strong competitive advantage. Finally, this volume gives the four inter-related strategies ( high performance management strategy, the economics of efficient wages, the quality of technology plants and regional economic development) that make for successful, high performance factories.
Reviews / Votes
This study provides important insights on the impact of high performance management practices on manufacturing. Most importantly, the authors highlight the need to analyze these practices in their managerial context and show the link between the adoption of these practices, location decisions, and job quality. * M. Rivera-Santos, Jnl of Economic Behaviour and Organization *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
622 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-514747-6 (9780195147476)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Peter B. Doeringer is a professor in the Department of Economics at Boston University. Christine Evans-Klock is from the International Labour Organization based in Geneva Switzerland. David G. Terkla is from the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
Author
Professor in the Department of EconomicsProfessor in the Department of Economics, Boston University
Professor in the Department of EconomicsProfessor in the Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Content
Introduction
The High Performance Workplace in Theory and Practice
The Management Strategies of Leading Edge Factories
Hybrid Systems of Workplace Practices
High Performance and the Quality of Work
High Performance and Regional Advantage
What Attracts High Performance Factories?
The Bottom Line: Productivity and Jobs
Conclusions
The High Performance Workplace in Theory and Practice
The Management Strategies of Leading Edge Factories
Hybrid Systems of Workplace Practices
High Performance and the Quality of Work
High Performance and Regional Advantage
What Attracts High Performance Factories?
The Bottom Line: Productivity and Jobs
Conclusions