Ulrich Jürgens

Ben Dankbaar

Thomas Malsch

Die Zukunft der Arbeit in der Automobilindustrie

Knuth Dohse

Ergebnis eines Forschungsprojektes des Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)

Strategien der Produktionsmodernisierung im Länder- und Konzernvergleich

Moderne Zeiten in der Automobilfabrik

Martin Krzywdzinski

New industrial centres are emerging in the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), where large numbers of plants have been constructed in recent years, creating many manufacturing jobs. But what does industrial work look like in these locations? Up until now, much of the interest in developing country industrialization has concentrated on the poor working conditions that characterize some export-oriented sectors in emerging economies, most notoriously in the garment industry. In contrast, the concern of this book is with the modern facilities of multinational or local manufacturers that reflect aspirations for a process of industrial upgrading that might foreshadow the future for these countries. The book provides an analysis of work, its context, and the situation of employees in plants in the BRICs focussing on three main questions: What differences and common features can be ascertained in a comparison both of countries and firms in terms of workplace HR management and production systems? What evidence is there for either a 'high road' or 'low road' developmental path in the BRICs? How are corporate standards implemented in these local contexts? The book addresses an academic audience as well as managers and trade unionists. For the former, it offers a systematic comparison of the four countries and the companies under study. For the latter, it offers a vivid account of challenges the companies face in the BRIC countries as well as the solutions adopted by the companies.

Varieties of Work in Car Factories in the BRIC Countries

New Worlds of Work

Brasilien und Russland, Indien und China gelten als die Wirtschaftsmächte der kommenden Dekaden. Über die hiesigen Arbeitsstrukturen ist aber bislang wenig bekannt. Die Fallstudien zur Funktionsweise von Personal- und Produktionssystemen internationaler Automobilhersteller zeigen deutlich, dass die BRIC-Länder bereits über den Status von reinen Niedriglohnstandorten hinausgewachsen sind. Diese Veränderung stellt die Unternehmen vor die Herausforderung, ihre betrieblichen Standards, die Erwartungen der Beschäftigten sowie lokale Ausbildungs-und Entgeltsysteme in Einklang zu bringen.

Wie sich die Arbeitsrealität in den Automobilwerken der BRIC-Länder verändert

Neue Arbeitswelten

Takahiro Fujimoto

Koichi Shimokawa

For the world's leading car-makers, the early 1990s brought radical changes. The reports published by MIT shocked management in European and American industries. Former major companies had to face consequences no one had expected. The assembly-lines were reorganized in order to achieve higher quality at lower costs. Five years after the MIT report, this book poses the question: What are the results of this revolution in work organization? Scientists and practitioners, many of them involved in earlier reports, evaluate the changes to the automotive industry in Europe and Japan. An insight into recent concepts in automation and the organization of production.

Experience in Automation and Work Organization

Transforming Automobile Assembly

Ulrich Jürgens

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