LEADER 03517nam 22005413a 450 001 9910976782903321 005 20250705110033.0 010 $a9780472902088 010 $a0472902083 010 $a9780472880119 010 $a047288011X 010 $a9780939512140 010 $a0939512149 024 8 $ahttps://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.22866 035 $a(CKB)37387160600041 035 $a(ScCtBLL)fe52e841-5019-43f9-8545-45bd00a46146 035 $a(ODN)ODN0009703061 035 $a(EXLCZ)9937387160600041 100 $a20250203i20202020 uu 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aAutomobiles and the Future : $eCompetition, Cooperation, and Change /$fRobert E. Cole 210 $d2020 210 1$a[s.l.] :$cUniversity of Michigan Press,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aMichigan Papers in Japanese Studies 330 $aAt the time of the U.S.-Japan auto conferences in March 1983, the hoped-for economic recovery as manifested in auto sales had revealed itself quite modestly. Three months later, the indicators were more robust and certainly long overdue for those whose livelihood depends on the health of the industry--some of whom are university professors. With Japanese import restrictions in place until March 1984 and drastically reduced break-even points for domestic manufactures, rising consumer demand holds great promise for the industry. The rapidly rising stock prices of the auto-makers captures well the sense of heightened optimism, as do the various forecasts for improved profits. While the news is certainly welcome, it nevertheless should be greeted with caution. As Mr. Perkins noted at the conference, "we have a tendency to forget things very quickly. If we have a boom market this year, there is a good chance that a lot of things we learned will be forgotten."To put the matter differently and more bluntly, with growing prosperity there is the risk that management will fall back into old habits, making impossible the achievement of sustained quality and productivity improvement. Similarly, the commitment to develop cooperative relations with workers and suppliers will weaken. The union will be under membership pressure to retrieve concessions rather than to take the longer-term view. This longer-term view recognizes that "up-front increases" and adherence to existing work rules increasingly come at the sacrifice of future job security. Government policymakers will turn their attention away from the industry. This may not mean a great deal given how weakly focused their attentions has been during the last three years and how mixed and contradictory government auto policies have been for over a decade. 410 $aMichigan Papers in Japanese Studies 606 $aSocial Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General$2bisacsh 606 $aSocial Science$2bisacsh 606 $aBusiness & Economics / Economics$2bisacsh 606 $aSocial sciences 615 7$aSocial Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General 615 7$aSocial Science 615 7$aBusiness & Economics / Economics 615 0$aSocial sciences. 686 $aBUS069000$aSOC000000$aSOC008000$2bisacsh 700 $aCole$b Robert$0105811 702 $aCole$b Robert E 801 0$bScCtBLL 801 1$bScCtBLL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910976782903321 996 $aAutomobiles and the Future$92430963 997 $aUNINA