Lean production, worker empowerment, and job satisfaction: A qualitative analysis and critique

Many argue that increased employee involvement in manufacturing is central to lean production. Increasing the responsibilities and abilities of front-line workers has been labeled empowerment. Such empowerment is said to increase job satisfaction. Yet, there is surprisingly little qualitative resear...

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Main Author:	Matt Vidal
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2007
Subjects:	Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified Sociology not elsewhere classified Employee involvement Fordism High performance work organization Job satisfaction Labor process Lean production Taylorism Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified Sociology
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/27610
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