Transferring production systems: An institutionalist account of Hyundai Motor Company in the United States

Journal of East Asian Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-73

  Jo, Hyung Je ^a   You, Jong Sung ^b  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyundai production system; Institutionalism; Japanese production system; Labor market; Labor relations; Skill formation; Transferability; US transplant

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951938998     PISSN: 15982408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5555/jeas.2011.11.1.41     Document Type: Article

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