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Work systems, corporate strategy and global markets: creative shop floors or ‘a barge mentality’?
Author(s) -
Konzelmann Suzanne,
Forrant Robert,
Wilkinson Frank
Publication year - 2004
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.1468-2338.2004.00310.x
Subject(s) - restructuring , work (physics) , barge , business , industrial organization , sample (material) , metalworking , production (economics) , finance , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , microeconomics , chemistry , chromatography , marine engineering
In the US, corporate restructuring of financial and physical assets as well as work systems has been widespread. Our study examines the inter‐relationship between ‘creative’ work systems and ‘destructive’ markets, using a sample of US manufacturing firms in the metalworking, jet engine production and steel processing industries.