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Author: Tony Elger (, Reader, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick) ,
Chris Smith (, Professor, School of Mananagement, Royal Holloway, University of London)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.20cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.783kg
ISBN: 9780199241514
ISBN 10: 0199241511
Pages: 428
Publication Date: 07 April 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'...the work is really a stellar example of the extended ethnographic method ...the case studies do a very good job of giving greater nuance and complexity to the notion of hybridity .' American Journal of Sociology '...the book is successful in illustrating the contested nature of policy implementation and the challenges that this poses for management.' Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 'The sharp synthesis of the framework, and the ways in which Elger and Smith put it to use in interpreting and evaluating their data, will be of considerable value to researchers.' Organization Studies 'Theoretically, it provides critical engagement with perspectives on the Japanese model and in particular, problems arising from the reification of this model in academic analysis...Empirically, the book provides a wealth of rich case study data governing the nature of the labour process and employment relations in each factory, the different experiences of Japanese managers, British managers, manual workers and non-manual workers, and the patterns of consent and conflict on the shop-floor...highly recommended.' British Journal on Industrial Relations Elger and Smith contribute to deepening our understanding of this issue through a close investigation of the ways and the dynamics in which Japanese companies construct their work organisation. Business History 'Elgar and Smith contribute to deepening our understanding of this issue through a close investigation of the ways and the dynamics in which Japanese companies construct the work organization and employee relations on foreign soil' Business History, Vol 48
"'...the work is really a stellar example of the extended ethnographic method ...the case studies do a very good job of giving greater nuance and complexity to the notion of ""hybridity"".' American Journal of Sociology '...the book is successful in illustrating the contested nature of policy implementation and the challenges that this poses for management.' Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 'The sharp synthesis of the framework, and the ways in which Elger and Smith put it to use in interpreting and evaluating their data, will be of considerable value to researchers.' Organization Studies 'Theoretically, it provides critical engagement with perspectives on the Japanese model and in particular, problems arising from the reification of this model in academic analysis...Empirically, the book provides a wealth of rich case study data governing the nature of the labour process and employment relations in each factory, the different experiences of Japanese managers, British managers, manual workers and non-manual workers, and the patterns of consent and conflict on the shop-floor...highly recommended.' British Journal on Industrial Relations Elger and Smith contribute to deepening our understanding of this issue through a close investigation of the ways and the dynamics in which Japanese companies construct their work organisation. Business History 'Elgar and Smith contribute to deepening our understanding of this issue through a close investigation of the ways and the dynamics in which Japanese companies construct the work organization and employee relations on foreign soil' Business History, Vol 48"
Author Information
Tony Elger has taught Sociology at the Universities of Aberdeen, Birmingham and Warwick. His main research interests are in the Sociology of Work and Employment and Comparative Labour Studies. He is currently the Director of the Centre for Comparative Labour Studies. Chris Smith has taught Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations and Organization Studies at the University of Aston, and held visiting positions in the Universities of Hong Kong, Sydney, Wolong and Griffith. His main research interests are in the Sociology of Professions, Labour Process Theory, Comparative Work Organization, and Human Resource Management. He is currently Research Director in the School of Management and Director in two research Centres: Health Experts in Call Centres; and Centre for Workplace Research in Asia Pacific Societies.
