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Theoretical Perspectives on Enterprise and Award Restructuring in Australia *
Author(s) -
Mathews John A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841119002800403
Subject(s) - restructuring , constructive , fordism , intervention (counseling) , management , business , process management , economics , economy , computer science , process (computing) , finance , psychology , psychiatry , operating system
In this paper, the recent experience of enterprise restructuring and Award restructuring in Australia is reviewed against the background of ‘new production concepts’ that are informing structural adjustment strategies in the country's principal competitors. The notions of neo‐and post‐Fordism are introduced to help make sense of the contradictory developments occurring in Australian industry, both to aid analysis and to assist in formulating constructive strategies of intervention. Prospects for restructuring are critically assessed.