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The illusion of flexible specialization: the case of the domesticware sector of the British ceramics industry
Author(s) -
Rowley Chris
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.1994.tb00056.x
Subject(s) - transformational leadership , economic geography , illusion , manufacturing sector , industrial organization , work (physics) , manufacturing , business , economics , engineering , marketing , management , labour economics , mechanical engineering , psychology , cognitive psychology
Here the author evaluates the transformational potential of flexible specialization. He uses evidence from a long established area of manufacturing, the domesticware sector of the British ceramics industry. This work highlights the limitations to flexible specialization as a general thesis and pertinent variables in analyzing sectoral shifts