Lean as ideology and practice : a comparative study of the impact of Lean production on working life in automotive manufacturing in the United Kingdom and Poland
| Autor: | Adam Mrozowicki, Andy Danford, Paul Stewart, Ken Murphy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Working life
Public economics business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050209 industrial relations Automotive industry Automotive manufacturing General Business Management and Accounting Lean manufacturing Management General motors Work (electrical) 0502 economics and business HD28 Quality (business) Business Ideology 050203 business & management media_common |
| ISSN: | 1024-5294 |
| Popis: | This article reports on research conducted at General Motors UK and Poland, BMW-UK and VW-Motor Poland. The development of a range of managerial practices at the workplace, often described as lean production techniques, is discussed. The focus is on the impact of the latter on employees’ quality of work-life. While advocates of lean, so-called leanistas, argue that the ‘right’ management cadre will allow the positive effects of lean to prevail, evidence confirming this assumption remains limited. In contrast to ‘lean ideology’, findings here highlight the deleterious effects of systems so defined on the quality of life at work and to workers’ health beyond employment. |
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