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17 - Lean in Europe and the USA – A New Dominant Division of Labour?

from Part III - Lean Production Around the World

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2021

By
Timo Anttila ,
Tomi Oinas  and
Armi Mustosmäki
Edited by
Thomas Janoski  and
Darina Lepadatu
Thomas Janoski
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Darina Lepadatu
Affiliation:
Kennesaw State University, Georgia
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Summary

It is evident that lean production variations have been applied by a wide array of private companies as well as public and third sector organizations in countries worldwide. Janoski and Lepadatu (2014) have even noted that lean is becoming a dominant division of labour, replacing gradually Taylorism and Fordism. We take this notion as the starting point in this chapter and examine the diffusion of lean and some other forms of work organization in Europe and the USA.

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The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
Diverging Theories and New Industries around the World
 , pp. 423 - 447
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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