Manufacturing Advantage
Why High-Performance Work Systems Pay Off (ILR Press Books)
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Publication
2000-01-06 - Cornell University Press
Language
English
Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7848348M
- ISBN-139780801437656
- ISBN-100801437652
- OCLC Control Number42454381
- OCLC Control Numbermanufacturingadv0000unse
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99048690
- LibraryThing2406919
Classifications
- LCCHD9725 .M356 2000
Description
"Based on their visits to 44 plants and surveys of more than 4,000 employees, Eileen Appelbaum, Thomas Bailey, Peter Berg, and Arne L. Kalleberg concluded that companies are indeed more successful when managers share knowledge and power with workers and when workers assume increased responsibility and discretion." "The study of steel, apparel, and medical electronics and imaging plants revealed much. In self-directed teams, workers were able to eliminate bottlenecks and coordinate the work process. In task forces created to improve quality, they communicated with individuals outside their own work groups and were able to solve problems. Expensive equipment in steel mills operated with fewer interruptions, turnaround and labor costs were cut in apparel factories, and costly inventories of components and medical equipment were reduced." "Manufacturing Advantage provides the best assessment available of the effectiveness of high-performance work systems. Freestanding chapters near the end of the book provide full documentation of research data without interrupting the narrative flow."--Jacket.
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Other Editions
- Manufacturing Advantage: Why High-Performance Work Systems Pay Off (ILR Press Books)
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