Culture, Control and Commitment
A Study of Work Organization and Work Attitudes in the United States and Japan
Published on 29. March 1990
Book
Hardback
303 pages
978-0-521-36517-8 (ISBN)
Description
Based on a survey of the work attitudes and behaviour of Japanese and American employees, this book seeks to explain the greater motivation and commitment of the Japanese workforce. Is this attributable to the management of Japanese factories, or to deep-seated Japanese cultural values?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-36517-8 (9780521365178)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Work organization, culture, and work attitudes: theoretical issues 2. Research design, data collection and the samples 3. Commitment and job satisfaction in the USA and Japan 4. Job attributes and work attitudes: an employee-level analysis 5. Work values and employee background effects 6. Technology, society and organization 7. Organizational structures in Japan and the USA: a plant-level analysis 8. Work organization and workforce commitment: a multi-level analysis 9. The future of welfare corporatism in Japan and the USA.