ABSTRACT

This title was first published in 2000. An in-depth analysis of skill, core and periphery in the context of the firm and its wider economic and product market, management strategies, technology and gender. The book provides a unique model through which to explain the perceptions of those involved in production in the context of a shift from the Fordist to the post-Fordist production paradigm.

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 4|18 pages

The Model

chapter 5|35 pages

GlassCo

chapter 6|33 pages

Electronics UK

chapter 7|39 pages

Chemicals UK

chapter 8|11 pages

The Key Conclusions