Title Lean and mean : the changing landscape of corporate power in the age of flexibility / Bennett Harrison

Published New York : Basic Books, [1994] ©1994

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 324 pages) : illustrations Series ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series) Contents Big firms, small firms, network firms -- Reassessing the idea that small firms are the economic development drivers -- The myth of small firms as job generators -- Are small firms the technology leaders? -- The evolution (and devolution?) of the Italian industrial districts -- Is Silicon Valley an industrial district? -- The emerging system of globally networked production -- "Flexibility" and the emergence of large firm-led production networks -- Large firm-centered networked production systems in Japan and Europe -- Interfirm production networks in the United States -- The dark side of flexible production -- Rethinking economic development policy -- Economic development policy in a world of lean and mean production Summary ""Downsizing" seems to be the (widely applauded) order of the day for giant firms like General Motors, IBM, and General Electric. Is big business on the way out? Are small firms better at generating new jobs and spurring technological innovation?" "In this myth-shattering book, one of our leading political economists argues that, contrary to prevailing wisdom, the big firm not only is alive and well but is becoming more flexible and efficient. Smaller companies have an important role to play - as suppliers, as proving grounds for specialized designers, and as valuable sources of employment in low income communities - but long-term economic growth lies ultimately where it always has: with the country's largest, most resourceful global companies." "This book shows how, in response to international competition, big companies are becoming leaner. Powerful multinational corporations are focusing on their core businesses and contracting out other activities, forming strategic alliances with domestic and foreign partners. Drawing on case studies and empirical research from the United States, Japan, and Europe, Bennett Harrison shows that smaller companies are not responsible for most of the new jobs being created (which may be a good thing, since they pay substantially lower wages and benefits) and are not using, let alone developing, the most up-to-date technologies." "Lean and Mean is the first book to help us understand, and learn to live with, the brave new world of business organization, where economic activities are decentralized but where big firms continue to be in control. How to reconcile the private advantages of networks led by these big firms with the public goals of ensuring high labor standards and a just distribution of income and how to upgrade the capabilities of the small firms are the great business challenges of our day."--Jacket Analysis Corporate reorganizations Industrial concentration Industries Size Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-309) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2023. HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record In ACLS Humanities E-Book. Subject Industries -- Size. Industrial concentration. Corporate reorganizations. Industrial concentration 85.08 organizational sociology and psychology. Pays développés. Dimension de l'entreprise. Corporatisme. Concentration industrielle. Analyse comparative. Corporate reorganizations Industrial concentration Industries -- Size Internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Klein- und Mittelbetrieb Lean Management Multinationales Unternehmen Netzwerk Strategische Allianz Midden- en kleinbedrijf. Flexibiliteit. Organisatieverandering. Internationale ondernemingen. size of enterprise. industrial enterprise. small scale industry. industrial growth. economic growth. industrial structure. industrial concentration. employment creation. working conditions. technological change. innovation. biotechnology. industrial district. competitiveness. division of labour. work organization. industrial engineering. production management. conditions of employment. wages. part time employment. multinational enterprise. specific industry restructuring. defence industry. state intervention. case study. Corporate reorganizations Industrial concentration Industries -- Size dimension de l'entreprise. entreprise industrielle. petite industrie. croissance industrielle. croissance économique. structure industrielle. concentration industrielle. création d'emploi. conditions de travail. changement technologique. innovation. biotechnologie. parc industriel. compétitivité division du travail. organisation du travail. ingénierie industrielle. gestion de la production. conditions d'emploi. salaire. emploi à temps partiel. entreprise multinationale. restructuration par branche d'industrie. industrie d'armement. intervention de l'Etat. étude de cas. tamaño de la empresa. empresa industrial. pequeña industria. crecimiento industrial. crecimiento económico. estructura industrial. concentración industrial. creación de empleos. condiciones de trabajo. cambio tecnológico. innovación. biotecnología. distrito industrial. competitividad. división del trabajo. organización del trabajo. ingeniería industrial. administración de la producción. condiciones de empleo. salario. empleo a tiempo parcial. empresa multinacional. reestructuración de una rama industrial. industria armamentista. intervención estatal. estudio de casos. developed countries. Japan. USA. Western Europe. pays développés. Japon. Etats-Unis. Europe occidentale. países desarrollados. Japón. Estados Unidos. Europa Occidental. Genre/Form graph. graphique. gráfico. Form Electronic book LC no. 93040397 ISBN 1572302526 9781572302525 0465069428 9780465069422

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