A SECOND LOOK AT PRODUCTIVITY, MACHINERY AND SKILLS IN BRITAIN AND GERMANY

This study is the second in a series of comparative investigations of matched manufacturing plants in Britain and Germany carried out by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research into factors influencing productivity. A previous study examined products of the metalworking sector (Nation...

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Published in:National Institute economic review 1987-11, Vol.122 (122), p.84-95
Main Authors: STEEDMAN, HILARY, WAGNER, KARIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assembly lines
Craft metalworking
Furniture industry
Furniture making
Home furnishing industry
Industrial machinery
Machinery
MANUFACTURING IN BRITAIN
Manufacturing industries
Manufacturing processes
Productivity
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Summary:This study is the second in a series of comparative investigations of matched manufacturing plants in Britain and Germany carried out by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research into factors influencing productivity. A previous study examined products of the metalworking sector (National Institute Economic Review, no. 111, February 1985); the present study looks at a branch of the furniture industry.
ISSN:0027-9501
1741-3036
DOI:10.1177/002795018712200108