Two Routes to Team Production: Saturn and Chrysler Compared |
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| Authors: | Harley Shaiken Steven Lopez & Isaac Mankita |
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| Institution: | Institute of Industrial Relations, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley,;Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley,;Department of Communication, University of California, San Diego |
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| Abstract: | This article explores two examples of new approaches to work organization with experienced workers in a unionized setting: General Motors' (GM's) Saturn Corporation and Chrysler's Jefferson North plant. Both represent variations of "team" production which differ markedly from stereotypical portraits of lean production. The article argues that the presence or absence of teams is less important than the manner in which they are integrated into the production process. |
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