Japanese Experience of Employee Relations in the United Kingdom

Abstract

The success that has attended Japanese manufacturing and distribution ventures in the United Kingdom in the past few years has attracted much interest and a fair share of acclaim from observers in the media who are anxious either to imbue flagging British spirit with a new sense of purpose or who wish to snipe at some favourite bête noire such as the trade unions or management inefficiencies. There has been much written and heard about Japanese‐style management of late and there is a growing interest in the idea of quality circles as a means of motivating the work force and creating more of a sense of involvement on the shop floor.

Citation

Isherwood, M. (1982), "Japanese Experience of Employee Relations in the United Kingdom", Management Decision, Vol. 20 No. 5, pp. 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb001302