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This book comprehensively and systematically explores the basic theory of industrial culture, putting forward its system structure, expounding its evolution history, unearthing its functional value, and analyzing industrial soft power, industrial spirit, national resources, national industrial images, and industrial culture as an industry. With an aim to reveal the complex relationship between industrial culture and economic development, it has provided new concepts, visions, and paths for industrial development in terms of industrial quality, efficiency, and upgrading.

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Author:   Xinzhe Wang ,  Xing SUN ,  Min Luo ,  Yongzhi Liu
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:  

9789819542109

ISBN 10:   9819542103
Pages:   489
Publication Date:   04 April 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I Fundamental Concepts Modern Industry and Society.- Driving force of social development.- Industrialization and industrial revolution.- Evolution of human society.- Definition of Industrial Culture.- Denotation of industrial culture.- Status and essence.- Properties of industrial culture.- Attributes of industrial culture.- Scope of industrial culture.- Creators and carriers.- Types of industrial culture.- Structure of industrial culture.- Vertical and horizontal Framework.- Advancedness of Industrial Culture.- Defining advancedness.- Dynamic advancedness of industrial culture.- Effects of advanced industrial culture.- Beauty in Industry.- Natural and artificial beauty.- Industrial Aesthetics.- Beauty of industrial workflow.- Industrially aesthetical types.- Evolution History.- Origin and spread of industrial culture.- Ancient handicraft industry.- Modern machine industry.- Evolutionary Dynamics.- Conditions and paths of dissemination.- Laws of Propagation.- Development Regularity of Industrial Culture.- Heritage and Innovation.- Conflict and Adaptation.- Acculturation and Integration.- Loss and Self-consciousness.- Quantitative and Qualitative Changes.- Concentration and Periphery.- Technological Development and Cultural Evolution.- Technology and Cultural Analysis.- Cultural Experienceand Communication.- Revolution in Human Expression.- Industrial Culture and Industrial Revolution.- Industrial Revolution and human development.- Evolution of the world's industrial centers.- Cultural evolution in industrial Revolutions.- Industrial revolution fueled by industrial culture.- Industrial Culture and Regional Development.- Productivity, production relations and industrial culture.- Influence of Cultural style on manufacturing.- Influence of industrial culture on regional economic subjects.- Influence of industrial culture on regional economic objects.- Industrial culture promising regional development.- Spillover Effect of Industrial Culture.- Spillover Effect.- Assembly Line Production and Assembly Line Culture Spillover.- Lean Production and Lean Cultural Spillover.- Service-oriented Manufacturing and Service Culture Spillover.- Philosophy of Industrial Culture.- Industrial philosophy.- Industrial views.- Philosophical issues in industry.- Philosophical examination of industrial process.- Industrial thinking.- Core Values of Industrial Culture.- Industrial culture function.- Role of industrial culture.- Industrial values and characteristics.- Industrial Ethics.- Ethical dilemmas in industrial society.- Ethical failure of new technologies.- Ethical failures in R&D and Production.- Ethical failures in management.- Ethical failures in sales and service.- Industrial Spirit.- Industrial spirit connotation.- Spirit of innovation.- Spirit of craftsmanship.- Spirit of integrity.- Spirit of collaboration.- Spirit of Model Workers.- Entrepreneurship.- Industrial Soft Power.- Soft power and hard power.- Operational Model.- Industrial and Corporate Soft Power.- Part IV Industry and Culture.- Cultural Roots of Industrial Countries.- The United Kingdom.- Germany.- The United States.- Japan.- The Joseph Needham Problem.- Work Mechanism of Culture in Industry.- Mechanisms of action to promote industrial development.- Supporting mechanism of material culture in industry.- Mechanism of institutional culture to guarantee industry.- The leading mechanism of spiritual culture in industry.- National Industrial Culture.- National industrial system.- National industrial culture resources.- National industrial image.- Industrial Culture as an Industry.- Industrial heritage.- Industrial museums.- Industrial tourism.- Arts and crafts.- Industrial design.- Quality and branding.- Industrial literature and art.- Industrial culture education.- New industrial culture.- Types of Industrial Culture.- Automobile culture.- Aviation culture.- Network culture.- Film and Television Culture.- Corporate culture and group culture.- Corporate culture.- Industrial group culture.- Case of corporate culture in typical countries.- Cultural Pricing of Products.- Analysis of the motivations of culture-based pricing.- Cultural factors affecting pricing.- Theoretical framework of cultural pricing of products.- Value enhancement mechanism and cultural premium space.- Part V Cases of Industrial Culture.- Industrial Heritage of Ironbridge Gorge.- Origin of Industrial Heritage.- Industrial Heritage Values.- Museum Cluster Conservation and Utilization Model.- Section 4 Industrial Tourism Resorts.- Paris Air Show.- Aviation science and technology display and exchange.- Industrial science and popular entertainment.- National industry image and corporate brand display.- Red Dot Design Award.- Most influential industrial design award.- Selection and promotion model.- Enhancement of German industry.- Culture of Innovation in Silicon Valley.- Rise of Silicon Valley in the United States.- Innovative center shaped by culture.- Innovative culture in Silicon Valley.- Japanese Artisan Culture.- Thirty Rules for Craftsmen in Akiyama School.- Integrating craftsmanship into professional conducts.- Craftsmanship in Automobile Industry.- Spirit of Chinese Industry.- Daqing Spirit.-Constitution of Anshan Iron and Steel Group.- Spirit of manned spaceflight.- Spirit of lunar exploration.- Spirit of Beidou in the New Era.- Construction of Chinese Enterprise Teams.- Mengtai WorkMethod.- Hao Jianxiu Work Method.- Zhao Mengtao group.- Ni Zhifu Drill.- Iron Man Wang Jinxi.- Tang Jianping Team.- Xue Ying Team.- Miao Jianyin Team.- Epilogue.- References.

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Yan Cheng, associate professor of Chengdu University of Technology. She once taught Chinese in a British school for one year. With over 10 years of expertise in English-Chinese bilingual translation, she has translated more than 1.2 million words. She served as copyeditor of the English edition Social Work for Poverty Alleviation, published by Springer in 2024. Her translated publications also include Journey of the Pink Dolphins and The Rising Sea. Holding an MA in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (Translation Studies), she is a repeated winner of the Tianfu Translation Award. Yao Zhou, MTI student of Chengdu University of Technology. She is a recipient of a multiple university-level and professional scholarships, with experience in English teaching and translation. She has participated in a number of translation projects and foreign language corpus construction research. With extensive volunteer experience, including providing English translation services for international conferences and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival, she has demonstrated comprehensive competencies with particular strengths in communication, organization, and critical thinking.

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