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Industrial restructuring and the labour force: the case of Austin Rover in Longbridge, Birmingham
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Smith, Dennis |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | This chapter talks about the responses of car workers and management to the attempts made in recent years to increase flexibility in the use of labour and technology. The ideal factory would have no workers beyond a few skilled engineers and supervisors: maximum technological flexibility; minimum labour. Since 1970s the pursuit of flexibility has passed through several stages at Longbridge. There was a high degree of confidence in the future of Longbridge. On the shop floor, changes had been noticed both in the type of worker being recruited and the attitude of first-line supervisors. A consensus with respect to company strategy emerged from the interviews. The chapter summarizes three approaches to flexibility that have been tried by management at Longbridge. During 1986 a series of management initiatives began, designed to improve communications and raise the level of employee involvement. The chapter focuses on specific parts of the operation, by looking in turn at maintenance, body and assembly and power train. Book Name: Restructuring the Global Automobile Industry |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324/9781315160955-11&type=chapterpdf |
| Ending Page | 250 |
| Page Count | 20 |
| Starting Page | 231 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315160955-11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2017-07-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Restructuring the Global Automobile Industry History and Philosophy of Science Longbridge Workers Flexibility Supervisors Labour Management Austin Rover Chapter Focuses Industrial Restructuring |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
