Citation
Berg, Peter; Appelbaum, Eileen; Bailey, Thomas; & Kalleberg, Arne L. (2000). Modular Production: Improving Performance in the Apparel Industry [Reprint]. In Ichniowski, Casey; Levine, David I.; Olson, Craig; & Strauss, George (Eds.), The American Workplace: Skills, Compensation and Employee Involvement (pp. 62-80). New York: Cambridge University Press.Abstract
This volume contributes to a growing consensus about effective workplace practices. The collection combines detailed studies of single industries (automobile assembly, apparel, and machine tools) with cross-industry studies of financial performance. Compared to most past investigations, the research here ha s better measures of both workplace practices and organizational performance. The contributors find that systems of innovative human resource management practices can have large effects on business performance. Success does not come from any single innovation, but from a coherent system encompassing pay, training, and employee involvement.Notes
Reprint (slightly revised) of Record 1342.Reference Type
Book ChapterBook Title
The American Workplace: Skills, Compensation and Employee InvolvementAuthor(s)
Berg, PeterAppelbaum, Eileen
Bailey, Thomas
Kalleberg, Arne L.