More with less : work reorganization in the Canadian mining industry / / Bob Russell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813570903321
• Autore: Russell Bob <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999; ©1999
• ISBN: 1-282-02859-6; 9786612028595; 1-4426-7738-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Collana: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy ; ; 5
• Disciplina: 331.042236360971
• Soggetti: Mineral industries - Canada - Management; Potash industry and trade - Canada - Management; Potash mines and mining - Canada; Uranium industry - Canada - Management; Uranium mines and mining - Canada; Downsizing of organizations - Canada; Industrial relations - Canada; Livres numeriques.; Case studies.; e-books.; Electronic books.; Canada
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction -- ; 2. Market Preliminaries: Product and Labour Markets in the Potash and Uranium Industries -- ; 3. Corporate Cultures of Employment I: Two Traditional Firms -- ; 4. Corporate Cultures of Employment II: Two Post-Fordist Firms -- ; 5. The Labour Process -- ; 6. Production Politics at Five Mine Sites -- ; 7. Final Reflections.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The massive changes under way in capitalist commodity production ; include the transition from a traditional or Fordist approach to a post-Fordist one, involving practices such as employee involvement, continuous improvement, and gain-sharing. In this research monograph, Bob Russell explores the changing character of industrial relations and labour processes in two staple industries: potash and uranium mining." "Using an innovative case-analytic approach, Russell compares the managerial strategies used by five transnational firms."--Jacket