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5.0 out of 5 stars Clear impact study of newer production management technics
Excellent book, very informative and readable consideration of CAMI Automotive and the implementation of "Japanese" style management. Clearly considers the worker responses over several years while describing the basics of the management approaches used. This is a a very solid and informative work.
Published on December 1, 1998 by khoskin@robinsonintl.com

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2.0 out of 5 stars Union Entitlement vs Earning a Living
Prejudiced and unobjective account of the CAMI joint venture in Ontario. The authors, (two sociology professors and a union bureaucrat) are guilty of sloppy research and pro-union bias. Their much emphasized "unlimited access to the shop floor" was apparently wasted. This book is a golden example of a wasted opportunity. Still, it serves as an example of...
Published on November 25, 1999 by Micheal Gardner


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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Union Entitlement vs Earning a Living, November 25, 1999
Prejudiced and unobjective account of the CAMI joint venture in Ontario. The authors, (two sociology professors and a union bureaucrat) are guilty of sloppy research and pro-union bias. Their much emphasized "unlimited access to the shop floor" was apparently wasted. This book is a golden example of a wasted opportunity. Still, it serves as an example of why transplants usually stay non-union.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Clear impact study of newer production management technics, December 1, 1998
This review is from: Just Another Car Factory?: Lean Production and Its Discontents (ILR Press books) (Hardcover)
Excellent book, very informative and readable consideration of CAMI Automotive and the implementation of "Japanese" style management. Clearly considers the worker responses over several years while describing the basics of the management approaches used. This is a a very solid and informative work.
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