Teamwork in the Automobile Industry

Introduction; J-P.Durand PART 1: JAPAN - TOUCHSTONE OF CHANGE ? The Historic Reversal of the Division of Labour? The Second Stage of the Toyota Production System; H.Nohara Nissan: Recent Evolution of Industrial Relations and Work Organisation; I.Saga & M.Hanada PART 2: THE AMERICAN RESPONSE - DIFFERENT PATHS, DIFFERENT GOALS ? 'Saturn': Reengineering the New Industrial Relations; G.Cornette A Factory which Remains Fordist: The Ford Dearborn Assembly Plant; S.Babson & J-P.Durand (with P.Stewart) Teams at NUMMI; P.Adler Team Work in General Motors Brazil (GMB): What is Changing in the Organisation of Work?; R.Marx & M.S.Salerno PART 3: EUROPE, HESITATIONS AND DIVERSITY The Effectiveness of Tradition: Peugeot's Sochaux Factory; J.-P.Durand & N.Hatzfeld Transformation in the Team Work at Renault; M.Freyssenet Teamwork and New Forms of Work Organization in Fiat 'Integrated Factory'; A.Camuffo & S.Micelli The Negotiation of Change in the Evolution of the Workplace towards a New Production Model at Vauxhall (General Motors) UK; P.Stewart The Introduction of Teamwork at Rover Group's Stamping Plant: A. Mair Manufacturing the Organization of Work of the Future: a Factory Leader in Engine Production, FASA-Renault, Spain; J.J.Castillo Volvo-Gent: A Third Way ?; R.Huys & G.Van Hootegem PART 4: EUROPE IN SEARCH OF AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL? The Swedish Model of Lean Production: the Volvo and Saab cases; G.Brulin & T.Nilsson Team Work at Opel Antwerp; M.Albertijin, J.Vanbuylen & L.Baisier Group Work in the German Automobile Industry: the Case of Mercedes-Benz; D.Gerst, T.Hardwig, M.Kulmann & M.Schumann Group Working at Volkswagen: An Issue for Negotiation Between Trade Unions and Management; A.Labit Conclusions; J-P.Durand, J.J.Castillo & P.Stewart