Lean as ideology and practice : a comparative study of the impact of Lean production on working life in automotive manufacturing in the United Kingdom and Poland

Stewart, Paul and Mrozowicki, Adam and Danford, Andy and Murphy, Ken (2016) Lean as ideology and practice : a comparative study of the impact of Lean production on working life in automotive manufacturing in the United Kingdom and Poland. Competition and Change, 20 (3). pp. 1-19. ISSN 1024-5294 (https://doi.org/10.1177/1024529416636192)

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Abstract

This article reports on research conducted at General Motors UK and Poland, BMW-UK and VW-Motor Poland. The development of a range of managerial practices at the workplace, often described as lean production techniques, is discussed. The focus is on the impact of the latter on employees’ quality of work-life. While advocates of lean, so-called leanistas, argue that the ‘right’ management cadre will allow the positive effects of lean to prevail, evidence confirming this assumption remains limited. In contrast to ‘lean ideology’, findings here highlight the deleterious effects of systems so defined on the quality of life at work and to workers’ health beyond employment.

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Stewart, Paul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1177-2412, Mrozowicki, Adam, Danford, Andy and Murphy, Ken;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:56743
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    1 June 2016
    Published
    31 March 2016
    Published Online
    29 February 2016
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    Notes:This is the accepted manuscript, please note that significant changes have been made to this article prior to it being published, please refer to the published version of this work: Stewart, P., Mrozowicki, A., Danford, A., & Murphy, K. (2016). Lean as ideology and practice: a comparative study of the impact of Lean production on working life in automotive manufacturing in the United Kingdom and Poland. Competition and Change, 20(3), 1-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1024529416636192
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Work, Organisation and Employment
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:24 Jun 2016 15:45
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:23
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/56743
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