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The Iron Fist In The Velvet Glove: Management And Organization In Japanese Manufacturing Transplants In Wales

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  • Barry Wilkinson
  • Jon Morris
  • Max Munday

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This paper assesses the transferability of a Japanese form of manufacturing organization to an alien institutional environment ‐ the Principality of Wales in the UK. After characterizing what we mean by a ‘Japanese form of manufacturing organization’ and the arrival of Japanese companies in Wales, we describe the forms of organization, day‐to‐day management and working practices which have been established. Our conclusion is that the Japanese form of manufacturing organization has been re‐created on Welsh soil, and that any ‘adaptations’ are not such as to alter the fundamental features of the new organizational form.

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  • Barry Wilkinson & Jon Morris & Max Munday, 1995. "The Iron Fist In The Velvet Glove: Management And Organization In Japanese Manufacturing Transplants In Wales," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(6), pages 819-830, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jomstd:v:32:y:1995:i:6:p:819-830
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.1995.tb00154.x
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    1. John Storey & Alan Harrison, 1999. "Coping with World Class Manufacturing," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 13(4), pages 643-664, December.
    2. Peng, Mike W. & Lee, Seung-Hyun & Tan, J. Justin, 2001. "The keiretsu in Asia: Implications for multilevel theories of competitive advantage," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 7(4), pages 253-276.
    3. April L. Wright & Gemma Irving & Asma Zafar & Trish Reay, 2023. "The Role of Space and Place in Organizational and Institutional Change: A Systematic Review of the Literature," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(4), pages 991-1026, June.
    4. 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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