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The Adoption Of Japanese Management Techniques In Brazilian Industry

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Changing competitive conditions in Brazilian industry are leading companies to seek Japanese management techniques as a means of rapidly raising productivity and quality. Macroeconomic instability, low levels of educational achievement and poor labour relations would seem to present barriers to the use of these techniques. Case studies of firms in the motor components industry show that firms in Brazil can make radical changes to their production systems, overcome educational deficiencies and also secure reverse past employment relations practices in order to obtain some degree of acceptance of change by labour. However, there are reasons for supposing that these successes may be difficult to sustain in a difficult and turbulent macroeconomic environment.

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  • John Humphrey, 1995. "The Adoption Of Japanese Management Techniques In Brazilian Industry," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(6), pages 767-787, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jomstd:v:32:y:1995:i:6:p:767-787
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.1995.tb00151.x
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    1. Galperin, Bella L. & Lituchy, Terri R., 1999. "The implementation of total quality management in Canada and Mexico: a case study," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 8(3), pages 323-349, August.
    2. Engin Yildirim, 1999. "Modern Management Techniques in the Developing World: The Case of TQM and its Impact on Workers in Turkey," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 13(4), pages 693-709, December.
    3. Recht, Ricardo & Wilderom, Celeste, 1998. "Kaizen and culture: on the transferability of Japanese suggestion systems," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 7(1), pages 7-22, February.

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