Manufacturing Advantage: Why High-Performance Work Systems Pay Off.

Autor/inn/en	Appelbaum, Eileen; Bailey, Thomas; Berg, Peter; Kalleberg, Arne L.
Institution	Economic Policy Inst., Washington, DC.
Titel	Manufacturing Advantage: Why High-Performance Work Systems Pay Off.
Quelle	(2000), (259 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-8014-8655-6
Schlagwörter	Biomedical Equipment; Blue Collar Occupations; Case Studies; Economic Impact; Employee Attitudes; Employer Attitudes; Employer Employee Relationship; Employment Practices; Fashion Industry; Income; Industrial Structure; Job Performance; Labor Market; Labor Relations; Manufacturing Industry; Measurement Techniques; Metal Industry; Organizational Change; Organizational Climate; Organizational Development; Performance Factors; Productivity; Salary Wage Differentials; Systems Approach; Trend Analysis; Unions; White Collar Occupations; Work Attitudes; Work Environment; Work Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ökonomische Determinanten; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Berufspraxis; Einkommen; Industrielandschaft; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Arbeitsbeziehung; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Messtechnik; Metallindustrie; Organisationswandel; Organisationsklima; Organisationsentwicklung; Leistungsindikator; Produktivität; Systemischer Ansatz; Trendanalyse; Angestelltenberuf; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Arbeitsmilieu; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung
Abstract	A study examined the relationship between high-performance workplace practices and the performance of plants in the following manufacturing industries: steel, apparel, and medical electronic instruments and imaging. The multilevel research methodology combined the following data collection activities: (1) site visits; (2) collection of plant performance data; (3) extensive interviews with managers and union officials; and (4) surveys of blue-collar employees, supervisors, and white-collar employees. The study focused on the following topics: (1) manufacturing in the 21st century; (2) discretionary effort and the organization of work; (3) market dynamics and work organization in the steel, apparel, and medical electronic instruments and imaging industries; (4) workplace transformation and its effects on plants and workers; (5) measurement of the components of a high-performance work system; (6) performance effects of high-performance work systems; (7) the relationship between high-performance work systems and worker outcomes; (8) the effect of high-performance practices on earnings; and (9) the relationship between work systems and productivity growth. The study produced hard evidence that high-performance workplace practices, including employee empowerment and shop-floor participation, are not only good for workers but are also a major source of competitive advantage for companies. (Thirty-eight tables/figures are included. The bibliography contains 202 references.) (MN)
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