Japanese management techniques have attracted considerable interest amongst managers and academics. Using case studies in manufacturing, this book goes beyond generalization in discussing the impacts of Japanese-style management on relations between management and workers. John Bratton presents a theoretical framework within which Japanese management can be analysed. The author describes the changes often on the words of the people directly involved. The book explores the hypothesis that just-in-time production increases managerial control through the application of new technology and worker-generated forms of control.

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John s research interests and publications have focused on the sociology of work, leadership and workplace learning. John is a member of the editorial board of Leadership, the Journal of Workplace Learning and the Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education.

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Book Title: Japanization at Work
Authors: John Bratton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12172-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1992
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-12172-4Published: 10 June 1994
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 244
Topics: Sociology of Work, International Business, Management, Industries

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