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The Autonomy of Teams in the Car Industry a Cross National Comparison

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  • Thomas Murakami

    (Department of Employment Relations, University of Western Sydney)

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This paper examines the autonomy of manufacturing teams at final assembly in the car industry in European and Japanese final assembly plants. The central question of the paper is: `What degree of autonomy is given to teams to influence decisions in their work area'. In order to evaluate the level of autonomy nine key `task-areas' of decision-making have been identified using Gulowsen's (1979) measurement. The following study is based on empirical research in 19 automobile plants.

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  • Thomas Murakami, 1997. "The Autonomy of Teams in the Car Industry a Cross National Comparison," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 11(4), pages 749-758, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:11:y:1997:i:4:p:749-758
    DOI: 10.1177/0950017097114008
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    2. Andrew Mair, 1994. "Global Local Corporation," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Honda’s Global Local Corporation, chapter 11, pages 301-352, Palgrave Macmillan.
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