Beyond Taylorism: Computerization and the New Industrial Relations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349222377)

This book explores two major contemporary changes in the workplace: the impact of computerization on skills and the organization of production; and the role of quality circles in the 'democratization' of the workplace and the reorganization of bureaucratic decision-making. It is concerned with the labour processes which experience deskilling, reskilling and shifts in the lines of demarcation between occupations. Participation in quality circles raises issues of conflict rather than labour-management cooperation and management's attempt to undermine collective bargaining agreements.

Author: Lorraine Giordano
ISBN-10: 1349222372
ISBN-13: 9781349222377
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1992
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d