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Peer reviewedMorita, Masaya – New Technology, Work and Employment, 2001
Elements of Japanese work organization (multiskilled workers, continuous skill development, work units, and supervisors' role) may be characterized as teamwork. Application of these elements in China and the United Kingdom indicates that this form of teamwork is adaptable to other environments. (Contains 44 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Teamwork
Peer reviewedStewart, Paul; Wass, Victoria – New Technology, Work and Employment, 1998
Interviews with 32 British union representatives and a survey of 200 auto workers found that union strength was renewed because of new management techniques in industry, which have increased local autonomy. Unions are directly engaged in the issues involved in teamwork, quality control, and flexible manufacturing. (SK)
Descriptors: Change, Employee Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Labor Relations
Peer reviewedLewchuk, Wayne; Stewart, Paul; Yates, Charlotte – New Technology, Work and Employment, 2001
Surveys in five automobile plants in Canada and the United Kingdom (n=2,600+) indicated that implementation of lean production methods has been uneven across companies and countries and is not associated with greater employee involvement or control. Variations may reflect company-specific responses to the pressures of international competition.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Relations, Quality of Working Life, Standards
