Inside the Factory of the Future : Work, Power and Authority in Microelectronics

This book is a cutting-edge look inside the 'factory of the future' based upon a detailed real-life survey of workers at Motorola, a leading microelectronics firm.

Providing an in-depth account of new forms of work organization and the impact of Japanese management techniques on shopfloor life and worker attitudes, it covers topics such as: teamworking; competitiveness, flexibility and work organization; the radical decentralization of routine decision-making corporate strategy; and HRM.