摘要:

The Swedish automobile industry has recently encountered significant difficulties. This article reviews a major study of the relationships between production, technology and work organisation in Volvo and Saab. It compares the Swedish approach to automobile production with those of the American and Japanese companies and speculates on whether the Swedish industry will survive in the coming decade.

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1991.tb00134.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Technologies and management strategies change over time and interact. Longitudinal studies can shed some light on this process, and can also contribute to understanding of how relationships between technology and working conditions change over time.

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1991.tb00135.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This article considers factors which influence the readiness of management to associate organisational with technological change. Outcomes are related to the socio‐political environment of firms and the position of engineers in the two countrie

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1991.tb00136.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The introduction of new technology is often accompanied by changes in working time arrangements. These changes, however, are by no means homogeneous. They are contingent upon a variety of factors which may differ widely from organization to organization. Using findings from a study on the consequences of CAD application it is shown that among these factors the bargaining power of affected employee groups is particularly important.

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1991.tb00137.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This study analyses the nature of productivity improvements in the textile industry by focusing on the interplay between micro‐electronic technologies and changes in work practices at two hosiery plants and a cotton spinning mill. The findings highlight the uneven impact of technological change on workplace relations and patterns of occupational segregatio

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1991.tb00138.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Here the author presents an alternative view of recent changes in skilled work in British Telecom to that provided by Roger Penn in a recent article in NTWE. In particular, he argues for a detailed analysis of changing work tasks, a clear definition of skill, and a greater focus on the changing distribution of tasks and skills between different occupational groups.

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1991.tb00139.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Book reviewed in this articleTechnology and the Labour ProcessUnder New Management: Australian Organisations in TransitionTechnological Development and the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions: Options for the FutureInformation Technology in European Services: Towards a Microelectronic FutureSkills, Wages and Productivity in the Service SectorThe Spatial Context of Technological DevelopmentThe Technical Challenges and Opportunities of a United EuropeTechnology and the Pursuit of Economic GrowthNew Explorations in the Economics of Technological ChangeR&D Management: Managing Products and New Processes (2nd edition)The Employment Impact of New TechnologyThe Strategic Management of Technological InnovationNew Firms in the Biotechnology Industry: Their Contribution to Innovation and Growth

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1991.tb00140.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY