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Framing and Managing Lean Organizations in the New Economy

By: Darina Lepadatu,Thomas Janoski

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Framing and Managing Lean Organizations in the New Economy

By: Darina Lepadatu,Thomas Janoski

This book examines the dominance and significance of lean organizing in the international economy. Scholars from each discipline see lean production as positive or negative; the book blends theory with practice by sorting out these different academic views and revealing how lean is implemented in different ways. The first part synthesizes academic research from a range of disciplines—including, engineering, sociology, and management—to present the reader with an integrated understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of lean management. The second part links this theory to practice, with a set of case studies from companies like Apple, Google, Nike, Toyota, and Walmart that demonstrate how lean is implemented in a variety of settings. The book concludes with three models, explaining how Toyotism, Nikefication with offshoring, and Waltonism provide full or less complete models of lean production. It clearly presents the positive and negative aspects of lean and insights into the culture of lean organizations. With its rich interdisciplinary approach, Framing and Managing Lean Organizations in the New Economy will benefit researchers and students across a range of classes from management, sociology, and public policy to engineering.

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1351015133

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Dominant Divisions of Labor: Models of Production That Have Transformed the World of Work

By: T. Janoski,D. Lepadatu

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Dominant Divisions of Labor: Models of Production That Have Transformed the World of Work

By: T. Janoski,D. Lepadatu

The past century of labor was definitively captured by theories like Fordism and Taylorism, or scientific managment, but how do we make sense of global production today? This short book takes a panoramic view of the candidates for the most succinct theory of the 21st century division of labor, including post-Fordism, flexible accumulation, McDonaldization, Waltonism, Nikeification, Gatesism and Siliconism, shareholder value, and lean production and Toyotism. Authors Thomas Janoski and Darina Lepadatu argue that lean production in a somewhat expanded version presents three variations: Toyotism (the strongest form), Nikeification (a moderate form with off-shored plants lacking teamwork) and Waltonism (the merchandising form that presses for off-shoring). While all three share strong elements of "just in time" (JIT) production and supply chain management, they differ in how teamwork and long-term philosophies are valued. This critical review of dominant established theories serves to inform subsequent research on the contemporary international division of labor.

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Framing and Managing Lean Organizations in the New Economy

By: Darina Lepadatu,Thomas Janoski

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The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production

Diverging Theories and New Industries around the World

By: Thomas Janoski,Darina Lepadatu

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The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production

Diverging Theories and New Industries around the World

By: Thomas Janoski,Darina Lepadatu

This handbook focuses on two sides of the lean production debate that rarely interact. On the one hand, management and industrial engineering scholars have presented a positive view of lean production as the epitome of efficiency and quality. On the other hand, sociology, industrial relations, and labor relations scholars focus on work speedups, management by stress, trade union positions, and self-exploitation in lean teams. The editors of this volume understand the merits of both views and present them accordingly, bridging the gaps among five disciplines and presenting the best of each perspective. Chapters by internationally acclaimed authors examine the positive, negative and neutral possible effects of lean, providing a global view of lean production while adjusting lean to the cultural and political contexts of different nation-states. As the first multi-lens view of lean production from academic and consultant perspectives, this volume charts a way forward in the world of work and management in our global economy.

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1108341403

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Book's by Darina Lepadatu

Framing and Managing Lean Organizations in the New Economy

Framing and Managing Lean Organizations in the New Economy

Dominant Divisions of Labor: Models of Production That Have Transformed the World of Work

Dominant Divisions of Labor: Models of Production That Have Transformed the World of Work

Framing and Managing Lean Organizations in the New Economy

Framing and Managing Lean Organizations in the New Economy

The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production

The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production

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