Joint Committees on Teamwork in a British, German & Australian General Motors Plant

Labour and Industry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-125

  Murakami, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937177944     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.1999.10669210     Document Type: Article

References (79)

1. Adams, R. 1993. “ ‘Understanding, Constructing and Teaching Industrial Relations Theory’ ”. In Industrial Relations Theory Edited by: Adams, R. TheScarecrow Press. London
2. Auto. 1997. ‘Auto Union Builds on Proud History’, AMWU. The Auto Worker, 3 (2)
3. Bamber, G. and Lansbury, R., eds. 1998. International and Comparative Employment Relations Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
4. Berggren, C. 1993. ‘Lean Production—The End of History’. Work, Employment & Society, 7 (2)
5. Bramble, T. 1996. ‘Strategy in Context: The Impact of Changing Regulatory Regimes on Industrial Relations Management in the Australian Vehicle Industry’. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resource Management, 34 (3)
6. BV. 1991. Betriebsvereinbarung Nr. 179—Gruppenarbeit (Company Agreement No. 179—Teamwork), Rüsselsheim: issued by Works Council/Adam Opel AG, 04. April 1991.
7. Carr, F. 1994. ‘Introducing team working—a motor industry case study’. Industrial Relations Journal, 25 (3)
8. Davis, E. and Lansbuiy, R. 1996. Managing Together-Consultation & Participation in the Workplace Melbourne: Longman.
9. Deery, S. and Plowman, D. 1993. Australian Industrial Relations, 3rd edition Sydney, McGraw-Hill.
10. Delbridge, R. and Lowe, J., eds. 1996. Manufacturing Matters: Organisation and Employee Relations in Modern Manufacturing. Abstracts from the 1996 Employment Research Unit Annual Conference. Cardifff Business School. 18th—19th September.
11. EIG. 1990. Employee Involvement Group-Plant I (GM-Hal) submitted by the Vehicle Builders Employee Federation, Adelaide (South Australia), 30 October 1990.
12. Fells, R. 1998. Overcoming the Dilemmas in Walton and Mckersie's Mixed Bargaining Strategies’. Relations Industrielles, 53 (2)
13. Fox, A. 1966. Industrial Sociology and Industrial Relations London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Research Papers No. 3, Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations
14. Fox, A. 1973. “ ‘Industrial Relations: A Social Critique of Pluralist Ideology’, in: ”. In Man and Organisation Edited by: Child, J. London: Unwin.
15. Frackmann, M. and Lehmkuhl, K. 1993. ‘Weiterbildung für Lean Production’. WSI-Mitteilungen, 46 (2)
16. Franz, K. 1990. ‘Mit quality network ins Jahr 2000’. Express, No 11, Offenbach.
17. Galtung, J. 1992. “ ‘Theory formation in social research: a plea for Pluralism’, in E. Øyen ”. In Comparative Methodology London: Sage.
18. Garrahan, P. and Stewart, P. 1992. The Nissan Enigma—Flexible at Work in a Local Economy London, Manswell-Publishing.
19. G72. 1988. GM Holden's Automotive Ltd. (Part 1), General Award. Adelaide, South Australia.
20. Hanau, P. and Adomeit, K. 1994. Arbeitsrecht, 11th edition Luchterhand: Neuwied. Labour Law
21. Holden-FVIU. 1996. Work Organisation Agreement between Holden and FVIU Elizabeth, Holden Motors, July 1996.
22. Hunold, W. 1993. Lean Production—Rechtsfragen bei der Einführung neuer A rbeitsformen und Techniken Munich: Beck. (Lean Production—Law and the Introduction of New Work Organisations and Technologies), -Press.
23. Hussey, J. and Hussey, R. 1997. Business Research London: MacMillan.
24. Hyman, R. 1989. The Political Economy of Industrial Relations—Theory and Practice in a Cold Climate London: MacMillan.
25. Jacobi, O., Keller, B. and Muller-Jentsch, W. 1998. “ ‘Germany: Facing New Challenges ”. In Changing Industrial Relations in Europe Edited by: Ferner’, A. and Hyman, R. Oxford: Blackwell.
26. JPC. 1993. Minutes of the JPC Meeting held on Tuesday 12th January 1993, issued by Vauxhall Motors Ltd., Luton, 12th January 12 1.1993
27. st December 1993, Luton: issued by Vauxhall Motors Ltd., 21st. December 1993. 21 12.1993
28. JPC. 1994. Minutes of the JPC Meeting held on Tuesday 18 th January 1994, Luton: issued by Vauxhall Motors Ltd., 18th. January 1994. 18 1.
29. JPC. 1994. Minutes of the JPC Meeting held on Tuesday 15th February 1994, Luton: issued by Vauxhall Motors Ltd., 18th. February 1994. 15 2.
30. JPC-Union. 1993. Luton Joint Plant Committee Trade Union Side 10Luton: letter to the management, issued by AEEU, TGWU, MSF, 15th. November 1993. 11.
31. Lane, C. 1988. ‘Industrial change in Europe: The pursuit of flexible specialisation in Britain and West Germany’. Work, Employment and Society, 2 No 2.
32. Keller, B. 1993. Einführung in die Arbeitspolitik (Introduction to Labour Politics), München, Oldenburg Press.
33. Knapp, K. 1996. “ ‘Teams in Australia's Automotive Industry: Characteristics and Future challenges’, presented at the 1996 ”. In Employment Research Unit Annual Conference Cardiff Business School, 18–19 September 1996.
34. Kochan, T. and Dyer, L. 1995. “ ‘HRM an American view’ ”. In Human Resource Management—A critical text Edited by: Storey, J. London: Routledge.
35. Kochan, T., Lansbury, R. and MacDuffie, J., eds. 1997. Afler Lean Production-Evolving Employment Practices in the World Auto Industry Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
36. Kochan, T., MacDuffie, J. and Lansbury, R. 1997. Changing Employment Relations in the World Auto Industry Ithaca: Cornell University Press. (forthcoming)
37. McCallum, R. and Pittard, M. 1995. Australian Labour Law—Cases and Materials, 3rd Edition Sydney, Butterwoiths.
38. Müller-Jentsch, W. 1986. Soziologie der industriellen Beziehungen (The Sociology of Industrial Relations), Frankfurt, Campus-Press.
39. Müller-Jentsch, W. 1995. ‘Auf dem Prüfstand: Das deutsche Modell der industriellen Beziehungen’ (examining the German model of industrial relations). Industrielle Beziehungen., 2 (1) (Heft 1).
40. Müller-Jentsch, W. 1997. Soziologie der industriellen Beziehungen (The Sociology of Industrial Relations), 2nd edition Frankfurt, Campus Press.
41. Murakami, T. 1995a. ‘Introducing teamworking: an automobile industry case study from Germany’. Industrial Relations Journal, 26 (4)
42. Murakami, T. 1995b. Teamwork and the Structure of Representation at Vauxhall Ltd. (UK) and Adam Opel AG (Germany) PhD Thesis, School of Industrial and Business Studies, Warwick University, Coventry.
43. Murakami, T. 1997. ‘The Autonomy of Teams in the Car Industry—a cross national comparison’. Work, Employment and Society, 11 (4)
44. Murakami, T. 1998. ‘The formation of teams: a British and German comparison’. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 9 (5)
45. th AIRAANZ conference Edited by: Leggett, C. and Treuren, G. 1, Adelaide, University of South Australia.
46. Murakami, T. 1999b. ‘Works Councils & Teamwork in a German Car Plant’. Employee Relations, 21 Vol(forthcoming).
47. Ohno, T. 1988. Toyota Production system: Beyond large-scale Production Cambridge, Productivity-Press.
48. Peetz, D. 1998. Unions in a Contrary World Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
49. Purcell, J. 1981. Good Industrial Relations—Theory and Practice London: MacMillan.
50. Purcell, J. 1993. ‘The end of institutional industrial relations’. The Political Quarterly, 64: 6–23.
51. Purcell, J. and Ahlstrand, B. 1994. Human Resource Management in the Multi-Divisional Company Oxford: Oxford University Press.
52. QNPS. 1992. Quality Network Production System- Quality Network: Zufriedene Kunden—unsere Zukunft Rüsselsheim, issued by Adam Opel AG.
53. Rogers, J. and Streeck, W., eds. 1995. Works Councils Chicago: Chicago University Press.
54. Roth, S. 1997. “ ‘Germany: Labor's Perspective on Lean Production’ ”. In After Lean Production-Evolving Employment Practices in the World Auto Industry Edited by: Kochan, T., Lansbury, R. and MacDuffie, J. P. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
55. Sandberg, A. 1998. ‘Good work and Productivity’. Economic & Industrial Democracy, 19 (1): 5–19.
56. Sarantakos, S. 1993. Social Research Melbourne: MacMillan.
57. Scarbrough, H. and Terry, M. 1997. “ ‘United Kingdom: The Reorganisation of Production’ ”. In After Lean Production-Evolving Employment Practices in the World Auto Industry Edited by: Kochan, T., Lansbury, R. and MacDuffie, J. P. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
58. Schumann, M. 1998. ‘New Concepts of Production and Productivity’. Economic & Industrial Democracy, 19 (1): 17–32.
59. Shaiken, H., Lopez, S. and Mankita, I. 1997. ‘Two Routes to Team Production: Saturn and Chrysler Compared’. Industrial Relations, 36 (1): 17–45.
60. Site. 1994. 9 6.94 Minutes of GM Site Committee, GM Holden Plant, Elizabeth, South Australia. 9. June
61. Site. 1994. 13 10.94 Minutes of GM Site Committee, GM Holden Plant, Elizabeth, South Australia. 13. October
62. Site. 24 11.94 Minutes of GM Site Committee, GM Holden Plant, Elizabeth, South Australia. 24. November 1994.
63. Site. 1996. 4 3.96 Minutes of GM Site Committee, GM Holden Plant, Elizabeth, South Australia. 4. March
64. Site. 1996. 19 3.96 Minutes of GM Site Committee, GM Holden Plant, Elizabeth, South Australia. 19. March
65. Springer, R. 1999. ‘The End of Lean Production Concepts?’. Economic & Industrial Democracy, 20 (1): 117–146.
66. Stewart, P. 1997. ‘Striking Smarter and Harder at Vauxhall: the new industrial relations of lean production?’. Capital & Class, 61: 1–7.
67. Streeck, W. 1984. Industrial Relations in West Germany—A case study of the car industry London: Heinemann.
68. Streeck, W. 1988. ‘Individualinteressen und Organisationsinteressen zusammenfuhren’ (Combining individual and organisational interests). Gewerkschaftliche Monatshefte, 39 (6)
69. Streeck, W. 1992. Social Institutions and Economic Performance—Study of Industrial Relations in Advanced Capitalist Economies London: Sage.
70. Terry, M. 1993. Trade Unions: Shop Stewards and the Workplace 2nd draft, IROB, University of Warwick, 10 December 1993.
71. TGWU. 1993. Letter of the TGWU at the Luton plant to the management (JPC) 10Luton: issued by TGWU-Vauxhall Shop Stewards’ Committee, 10th November 1993. 11.
72. Vauxhall. 1990. The New Employee Agreement—Ellesmere Port Operations South Wirral (Cheshire), Vauxhall Motors.
73. Vauxhall. 1992. Working together to win Luton: Luton Plant Personal Department (6738 V2), Vauxhall Motors Luton Plant Agreement. August 1992.
74. Walton, E. R., Cutcher-Gershenfeld, B. J. and McKersie, B. R. 1994. Strategic Negotiations—A Theory of Change in Labor-Management Relations Harvard: Cambridge. Business School Press.
75. Walton, E. R. and McKersie, B. R. 1965. A Behavioural Theory of Labor Negotiations—An Analysis of a Social Interaction System New York: McGraw-Hill.
76. Wickens, P. 1987. The Road to Nissan—Flexibility, Quality, Teamwork Oxford: MacMillan.
77. Womack, J., Jones, D. and Roos, D. 1990. The Machine that changed the-World New York, Maxwell.
78. Wright, M. and Edwards, P. 1998. ‘Does Teamworking Work, and if so. Why? A Case Study in the Aluminium Industry’. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 19 (1): 59–90.
79. Yin, R. 1993. Applications of Case Study Research London: Sage.