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Dominant Divisions of Labor: Models of Production That Have Transformed the World of Work

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Thomas Janoski

    1. University of Kentucky, USA

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  2. Darina Lepadatu

    1. Kennesaw State University, USA

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction to Divisions of Labor

    • Thomas Janoski, Darina Lepadatu
    Pages 1-4

  3. What Was the Old Division of Labor?

    • Thomas Janoski, Darina Lepadatu
    Pages 5-14

  4. New Models of the Division of Labor—I

    • Thomas Janoski, Darina Lepadatu
    Pages 15-32

  5. New Models of the Division of Labor—II

    • Thomas Janoski, Darina Lepadatu
    Pages 33-53

  6. Synthesizing Three Models of the Division of Labor

    • Thomas Janoski, Darina Lepadatu
    Pages 54-66

  7. Conclusion: What the New Divisions of Labor Mean?

    • Thomas Janoski, Darina Lepadatu
    Pages 67-71

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 72-91
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The past century of labor was definitively captured by theories like Fordism and Taylorism, or scientific managment, but how do we make sense of global production today? This short book takes a panoramic view of the candidates for the most succinct theory of the 21st century division of labor, including post-Fordism, flexible accumulation, McDonaldization, Waltonism, Nikeification, Gatesism and Siliconism, shareholder value, and lean production and Toyotism. Authors Thomas Janoski and Darina Lepadatu argue that lean production in a somewhat expanded version presents three variations: Toyotism (the strongest form), Nikeification (a moderate form with off-shored plants lacking teamwork) and Waltonism (the merchandising form that presses for off-shoring). While all three share strong elements of "just in time" (JIT) production and supply chain management, they differ in how teamwork and long-term philosophies are valued. This critical review of dominant established theories serves to inform subsequent research on the contemporary international division of labor.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Kentucky, USA

    Thomas Janoski

  • Kennesaw State University, USA

    Darina Lepadatu

About the authors

Thomas Janoski is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Quantitative Initiative in Policy and Social Research (QIPSR) at the
University of Kentucky. He has taught work and occupations, political sociology, and comparative/historical methods at his current institution, and at the University of California at Berkeley and Duke University.

Darina Lepadatu is Associate Professor of Sociology and teaches in the PhD program in International Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, Georgia. She has cooauthored, with Thomas Janoski, Diversity at Kaizen Motors: Gender, Race, Age, and Insecurity at a Japanese Auto Transplant.

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