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Lean Production and White-Collar Work: The Case of Sweden

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  • Tommy Nilsson

    (Swedish National Institute for Working Life)

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During the 1990s lots of books and reports have been written about lean production. However, in these the authors mostly refer to bluecollar workers. Thus, very little is written about lean production with reference to white-collar workers. This article outlines what happens to white-collar workers close to production when lean production is introduced, mainly with reference to the case of Sweden. What happens to work organization when the traditional bureaucratic organization is torn down? What kind of new demands are put on the officials? What will the demarcation line between blueand white-collar workers look like in the near future? The development of so-called complete teams seems to dissolve the old Taylorist division between manual and intellectual work.

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  • Tommy Nilsson, 1996. "Lean Production and White-Collar Work: The Case of Sweden," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 17(3), pages 447-472, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:17:y:1996:i:3:p:447-472
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X96173006
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