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Beyond Fordism? strategic choice and labour relations in Ford UK
Author(s) -
Starkey Ken,
McKinlay Alan
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1989.tb00056.x
Subject(s) - fordism , competition (biology) , industrial relations , work (physics) , industrial organization , business , automotive industry , general motors , economics , market economy , economic system , management , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology , aerospace engineering
New industrial competition has led major automobile manufacturers to re‐analyse their approaches to business strategy and industrial relations. This article examines attempts at Ford Motor Co. to adopt its traditional approach to work organisation to its changing business environment.