04365nam 2200817 450 991045654710332120200520144314.01-282-02859-697866120285951-4426-7738-410.3138/9781442677388(CKB)2430000000001297(EBL)4671739(SSID)ssj0000303621(PQKBManifestationID)11228555(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000303621(PQKBWorkID)10276707(PQKB)10486644(CaPaEBR)417870(CaBNvSL)thg00600554(MiAaPQ)EBC3251225(MiAaPQ)EBC4671739(DE-B1597)464666(OCoLC)944177836(DE-B1597)9781442677388(Au-PeEL)EBL4671739(CaPaEBR)ebr11257438(OCoLC)958562636(EXLCZ)99243000000000129720160922h19991999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMore with less work reorganization in the Canadian mining industry /Bob RussellToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,1999.©19991 online resource (268 p.)Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy ;5Description based upon print version of record.0-8020-8178-9 0-8020-4354-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 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 -- Notes -- References -- Index 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 gainsharing. 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. As indicated by his title, More with Less, he sees the shift toward post-Fordism as having more to do with the intensification of labour, accomplished in part through the creation of multitasked positions, than with worker empowerment and the transcendence of class conflict. Russell combines extensive empirical analysis with a review of contemporary writing on work relations and labour processes to provide this intensive political-economic perspective on the capital-labour relation. His meticulous research will interest scholars and professionals in Canada, the United States, Britain, Europe, and Australia.Studies in comparative political economy and public policy ;5.Mineral industriesCanadaManagementCase studiesPotash industry and tradeCanadaManagementCase studiesPotash mines and miningCanadaCase studiesUranium industryCanadaManagementCase studiesUranium mines and miningCanadaCase studiesDownsizing of organizationsCanadaCase studiesIndustrial relationsCanadaCase studiesElectronic books.Mineral industriesManagementPotash industry and tradeManagementPotash mines and miningUranium industryManagementUranium mines and miningDownsizing of organizationsIndustrial relations331.042236360971Russell Bob1950-1036733MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456547103321More with less2457240UNINA