Cross-national appropriation of work systems : Japanese firms in the UK /

"The diffusion of work processes across countries through foreign direct investment and technological collaborations is an increasingly important practice in today's global economy. Ayse Saka explores this process both by focusing on the role of actors in appropriating different ways of op...

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Saka, Ayse, 1972-
Formáid: LEABHAR
Teanga:English
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northhampton, Mass. : E. Elgar Pub., 2003.
Ábhair:
Clár na nÁbhar:
  • Pt. I. Theoretical Background
  • 1. Work systems diffusion: neo-institutional perspectives
  • 2. The double embeddedness barrier
  • Pt. II. Some Empirical Evidence
  • 3. Research methodology
  • 4. Appropriation of Japanese work systems in the UK: illustrations from the automotive industry
  • 5. Conclusions, implications and limitations.