TY - JOUR
T1 - Lean as ideology and practice
T2 - a comparative study of the impact of Lean production on working life in automotive manufacturing in the United Kingdom and Poland
AU - Stewart, Paul
AU - Mrozowicki, Adam
AU - Danford, Andy
AU - Murphy, Ken
N1 - 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
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - lean production
KW - lean ideology
KW - automotive industry
KW - Poland
KW - United Kingdom
UR - http://cch.sagepub.com/content/20/3/147
U2 - 10.1177/1024529416636192
DO - 10.1177/1024529416636192
M3 - Article
VL - 20
SP - 1
EP - 19
JO - Competition and Change
JF - Competition and Change
SN - 1024-5294
IS - 3
ER -