Flexibility at Work

1. Introduction: ‘Flexibility’ at Work. Critical Developments in the International Automobile Industry
Valeria Pulignano, Paul Stewart, Andy Danford, Mike Richardson

Part I. Developments in the International Car Industry: The Comparative Perspective

2. Bureaucracy Transcended? New Patterns of Employment Regulation and Labour Control in the International Automotive Industry
Valeria Pulignano, Paul Stewart

3. Lean Production and Quality of Working Life on the Shop Floor: The Experience of British and Italian Car Workers
Andy Danford, Mike Richardson, Valeria Pulignano, Paul Stewart

4. Lean Production: The Original Myth Reconsidered
Dan Coffey, Carole Thornley

Part II. Developments in the International Car Industry: The National-based Perspective

5. Scope for Policymaking in a Globalised Economy: The Case of Car Assembly in Belgium
Geert Hootegem, Rik Huys

6. From Lean Production to Mass Customisation: Recent Developments in the Australian Automotive Industry
Richard Cooney, Graham Sewell

7. Labour Relations in the Modular System: Ten Years of the VW Experience at Resende, Brazil
José Ricardo Ramalho, Elaine Marlova V. Francisco

8. The Quest for Flexibility in the Mexican Auto Parts Industry: Three Tales from a Multinational Company
Christian Lévesque

Keywords: Business and Management, International Business, Human Resource Management, Industries, Automotive Industry, International Economics, Industrial Organization