Research Catalog

Title

More with less : work reorganization in the Canadian mining industry / Bob Russell.

Author

Russell, Bob, 1950-

Publication

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [1999], ©1999.

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Description

xv, 251 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

• "The massive changes under way in capitalist commodity production include the transition from a traditional or Fordist approach to a post-Fordist one, involving practices such as employee involvement, continuous improvement, and gain-sharing. In this research monograph, Bob Russell explores the changing character of industrial relations and labour processes in two staple industries: potash and uranium mining.".
• "Using an innovative case-analytic approach, Russell compares the managerial strategies used by five transnational firms."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Studies in comparative political economy and public policy ; 5

Uniform Title

Studies in comparative political economy and public policy ; 5.

Subject

• Mineral industries > Canada > Management > Case studies
• Potash industry and trade > Canada > Management > Case studies
• Potash mines and mining > Canada > Case studies
• Uranium industry > Canada > Management > Case studies
• Uranium mines and mining > Canada > Case studies
• Downsizing of organizations > Canada > Case studies
• Industrial relations > Canada > Case studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-242) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Market Preliminaries: Product and Labour Markets in the Potash and Uranium Industries -- 3. Corporate Cultures of Employment I: Two Traditional Firms -- 4. Corporate Cultures of Employment II: Two Post-Fordist Firms -- 5. The Labour Process -- 6. Production Politics at Five Mine Sites -- 7. Final Reflections.

ISBN

• 0802043542
• 0802081789 (pbk.)

LCCN

00552053

OCLC

ocm39380971

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries