Any nation or corporation that wants to compete globally must take domestic restructuring seriously.

The Japanese automotive industry enjoyed spectacular success in the 1980s. This was largely due to the so-called 'Lean Production System' - the combination of a

The automobile sector is one of the most archetypal global industries and is seen by many as one of the main drivers behind the homogenisation of world markets

This important study—based on a three-year empirical research project in seven countries—focuses on employment relations in the auto assembly industry and s

Like it or not, the automobile industry is now and will remain an overwhelming factor in the lives of most people - if not an owner and driver, then as a pedest

In this critique of globalization, Burbach (director of the Center for the Study of the Americas) asserts that institutions such as the World Trade Organization

This volume explores how industries organize their global operations, through case studies of seven manufacturing industries. The chapters provide a nuanced und

This book presents an analysis of some of the changes that have transformed the automobile industry in the last thirty years illustrating some of the most signi