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Anniversary Collection: Sweden at the Edge : Lessons for American and Swedish Managers by Michael Maccoby (1991, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press

ISBN-100812281535

ISBN-139780812281538

eBay Product ID (ePID)598291

Product Key Features

Number of Pages260 Pages

Publication NameSweden at the Edge : Lessons for American and Swedish Managers

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1991

SubjectLabor & Industrial Relations, Organizational Behavior, Industrial Management, Management Science

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics

AuthorMichael Maccoby

SeriesAnniversary Collection

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN90-044875

Dewey Edition20

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal658/.009485

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

SynopsisSweden at the Edge is an inspiring account of the innovative approach taken by a unified country's ambition to provide employment and to improve working conditions for all its citizens., This book is based on a five-year study of Swedish companies (including those based in the U.S.), public agencies, and national leaders. Michael Maccoby's own contributions provide an in-depth look at the sociotechnical breakthroughs in Sweden, including the first attempt to change the traditional assembly line so that workers would not be treated as a part of the machine. He and his collaborators then trace the development as it was further enhanced at the Uddevalla operation, where self-managed worker teams put together entire cars and are responsible for quality and other management functions. They also examine the Volvo Truck corporation, its successful re-organization of White Motors in the competitive U.S. market, and the development of the Volvo General Motors Heavy Truck Corporation. Sweden at the Edge is an inspiring account of the innovative approach taken by a unified country's ambition to provide employment and to improve working conditions for all its citizens. The authors devote equal time to the problems of executives and middle management, and point to the success of the SAS operation, which, under the direction of Jan Carlzon has become the world model for service management. This book will find a welcome audience in scholars and students of multinational corporations and management.

LC Classification NumberHD70.S8S84 1991