This book reveals the dynamics of gender, race and age as American workers at a Japanese auto factory actually experience it for themselves. This methodical case study exposes the rhetoric of diversity to the realities and pressures of lean production in a blue collar environment.
This book reveals the dynamics of gender, race and age as American workers at a Japanese auto factory actually experience it for themselves. This methodical case study exposes the rhetoric of diversity to the realities and pressures of lean production in a blue collar environment.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Darina Lepadatu is associate director of the Ph.D. program in international conflict management and assistant professor of sociology at Kennesaw State University, Atlanta. She holds a BA degree in sociology, a master's degree in management of non-profit organizations from University of Bucharest, Romania, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Kentucky. She is currently working on an NSF grant on the maturing of lean production with her co-author. Thomas Janoski received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley. He has taught at both the University of California and Duke University and is now a professor at the University of Kentucky. He recently published The Ironies of Citizenship and is currently working on The Vortex of Labor: The Global Divisions of Work and Investment.
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Part 1 Tables and Figures Part 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Bringing Diversity to Teams in Japanese Transplants Chapter 4 Welcome to Kaizen Motors! Chapter 5 Queens of the Line: Gender and Identity in Teams Chapter 6 Sexual Attraction on the Line: Family, Affairs and Team Intensification Chapter 7 The Color Line: Race and Identity in Teams Chapter 8 The Aging Gurus and Young Gung-hoes Chapter 9 The Underdogs: Temporary Workers and Team Degradation Chapter 10 Conclusion Part 11 Appendix 1: Interviewer's Guide Part 12 Appendix 2: Methodology and Data Collection Part 13 References Part 14 Notes Part 15 Index Part 16 About the Authors
Part 1 Tables and Figures Part 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Bringing Diversity to Teams in Japanese Transplants Chapter 4 Welcome to Kaizen Motors! Chapter 5 Queens of the Line: Gender and Identity in Teams Chapter 6 Sexual Attraction on the Line: Family, Affairs and Team Intensification Chapter 7 The Color Line: Race and Identity in Teams Chapter 8 The Aging Gurus and Young Gung-hoes Chapter 9 The Underdogs: Temporary Workers and Team Degradation Chapter 10 Conclusion Part 11 Appendix 1: Interviewer's Guide Part 12 Appendix 2: Methodology and Data Collection Part 13 References Part 14 Notes Part 15 Index Part 16 About the Authors
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