Toyotism and Brahminism: Employee relations difficulties in establishing lean manufacturing in India

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Toyotism and Brahminism: Employee relations difficulties in establishing lean manufacturing in India

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the cross-cultural reasons underlying the extreme industrial unrest experienced during the first seven years of Toyota’s operations in India. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs a case study approach using data obtained from 30 personal...

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Main Authors:	Kunju Kunju Mathew, Sagi, Jones, Robert
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Emerald 2012
Subjects:	India Lean production Employee relations Employees attitides Toyota Lean manufacturing Brahminism Toyota production system
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75013

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