Working for the Japanese
Inside Mazda's American Auto Plant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3535882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcus Rebick, Suzy Fucini |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 202 |
| Publication date | 1991-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Working for the Japanese: Inside Mazda's American auto plant, Joseph J Fucini, 1990 |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2524713 |
| OpenAlex | W2058578852 |
| Language | EN |
The presence of Japan Inc. looms larger than ever for millions of American managers and workers, as hundreds of Japanese companies open plants and offices in local communities across the United States. What is it like to work for the Japanese? Can Americans, with their strong tradition of individualism, adjust to a Japanese that emphasizes harmony and close cooperation? How do Americans and Japanese resolve the misunderstandings that arise from differences in language and culture? Journalists Joseph and Suzy Fucini sought the answers by studying relations between Americans and Japanese at the new state-of-the-art Mazda plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, the first wholly-owned Japanese auto plant to employ a unionized American workforce. For three years, the Fucinis followed events at the plant, interviewing more than one hundred workers, managers and outside suppliers. The authors conclude that for all its strengths, the team system requires the sacrifice of individual interests to the good of the group, and that no matter how hard an individual tries to become part of the Mazda team, advancement for both managers and workers will be limited by the fact that they are not Japanese
Art · Economics · Harmony (color) · Individualism · Interview · Japanese culture · Japanese studies · Management · Political science · Public relations · Sacrifice · Sociology · Visual arts · Workforce · History · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
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The Whispering Shadow
The transfer of Japanese‐style HRM to subsidiaries abroad
Strategies for quality, productivity and flexibility in Japanese work organisations
The social organization of production, competitive advantage and foreign investment
Group Solidarity and Social Order in Japan
Manager‐subordinate Relationship in Cross‐cultural Organizations
The Japanese World of Work and North American Factories
Contextualizing Work
Productivity and Skill at a Japanese Transplant and its Parent Company
Inside a Japanese Transplant
Sexual harassment in the heartland? Community opinion on the EEOC suit against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America
Defining the Fault Lines
Production without Empowerment
Hidden forms of resistance among Turkish workers
Management systems as technology
Hyperrationality
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Redefining the Toyota Production System
Toward an Anthropology of Respect
Fordism in the fast food industry
Os limites da participação dos trabalhadores nos ganhos das empresas
Crise, effets de trajectoire et dynamiques sociales dans l'évolution de Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK
Embedded Corporatism
Union Legitimacy and the Team Concept
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Three Decades of Lean Production
High Performance and the Transformation of Work? The Implications of Alternative Work Practices for the Experience and Outcomes of Work
Human Resource Bundles and Manufacturing Performance
Hybrids or Hodgepodges? Workplace Practices of Japanese and Domestic Startups in the United States
Team design and stress
Lean Production
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Corporate Communication
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The Cultural Roots of American Management
American Management Put to the Test
Interpersonal Communication
Efficient Multicultural Teams
Decision-making
Intercultural Team Challenges
Leadership
Conclusion
Transferring Management Practices
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Theorizing National Cultures
Industrial Relations
Customer Relations
Procedures and Control
Guidelines for Deciphering Cultures
Assembling Work
Lean Production
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The predicament of firms in the new and old economies
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |