Description
| Product ID: | 9781138617117 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Employment Relations |
| Title: | Foucault, Governmentality, and Organization |
| Subtitle: | Inside the Factory of the Future |
| Authors: | Author: Alan McKinlay, Philip Taylor |
| Page Count: | 174 |
| Subjects: | Sociology: work and labour, Sociology: work & labour, Economics, Personnel and human resources management, Production and quality control management, Research and development management, Organizational theory and behaviour, Manufacturing industries, Engineering: general, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Economics, Personnel & human resources management, Production & quality control management, Research & development management, Organizational theory & behaviour, Hi-tech manufacturing industries, Engineering: general, Environmental science, engineering & technology |
| Description: | This book traces how abstract managerial ideas about maximizing production flexibility and employee freedom were translated into concrete, day-to-day practices at the Motorola plant in East Kilbride, UK. Using eyewitness accounts, the book describes how employees dealt with the increased freedom Motorola promoted amongst its employees, how employees adapted to managerial changes, specifically the elimination of large-scale management, and where the ‘managerless’ system came under strain. This book will be of essential reading for researchers, graduate students, and undergraduates interested in the areas of management studies, human resource management, and organizational studies, among others. This book traces how abstract managerial ideas about maximizing production flexibility and employee freedom were translated into concrete, day-to-day practices at the Motorola plant in East Kilbride, UK. Using eyewitness accounts, the book describes how employees dealt with the increased freedom Motorola promoted amongst its employees, how employees adapted to managerial changes, specifically the elimination of large-scale management, and where the ‘managerless’ system came under strain. This book will be of essential reading for researchers, graduate students, and undergraduates interested in the areas of management studies, human resource management, and organizational studies, among others. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-06-08 |
