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| Author: | Brown, C. Reich, M. |
| Title: | When does union-management cooperation work? A look at NUMMI and GM-Van Nuys. |
| Journal: | California Management Review
1989 : SUMMER, VOL. 31:4, p. 26-44 |
| Index terms: | INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS WORK ORGANIZATION CO-OPERATION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Spurred by the Japanese model, the USA automobile industry has been restructuring its industrial relations practices along lines that aim to build upon union-management cooperation. This new organization of work changes local work rules by replacing numerous detailed job classifications with only one to three broad classifications. Team work, job rotation, and continuous improvement programs are introduced to replace direct supervision as the mechanism for obtaining high productivity and quality. The experiences of the NUMMI (Toyota-GM joint venture) automobile assembly plant which successfully implemented a Japanese style union-management cooperation are compared to those of the GM plant where similar efforts failed. |
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