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Browsing International Motor Vehicle Program by Title
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(1999-07-23)This paper demonstrates the importance of knowledge for effective management of outsourcing. Drawing on an empirical study on automakers? management of supplier involvement in product development in Japan, this paper ...
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(2001-03-31)Drawing on an empirical study on automakers? management of supplier involvement in product development in Japan, this paper shows that when the design of a component is outsourced to a supplier, how much and what automakers ...
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(2002-07-18)Korean automotive industry drew world's attention as it grew to be the 5th largest producing country in two decades as a later comer. Now it faces a transitory period as domestic mmket growth drops to less than 5% despite ...
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Layoffs and Worker Effort Theory and Evidence from the North American Automotive Supplier Industry (1995-07-09)In this paper, we examine the effect of layoffs and layoff policies on three measures of worker effort. More specifically, we use data on first-tier automotive suppliers in the U.S. and Canada to test the proposition that ...
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(1995-06)Balance of payments considerations have driven the automobile industry strategies of many late-industrializing countries such as Thailand, Mexico, and Malaysia. These countries do not intend to become leading suppliers ...
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(2002-06-25)Abstract Although the product-centered focus of life cycle analysis has been one of its strengths, this analytical perspective embeds assumptions that may conflict with the realities of the problems to which it is ...
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(1990-10-10)In recent years, the success of Japanese firms in the global market has prompted efforts to understand the sources of their competitive advantage. It has been suggested that one such source is the Japanese firms' management ...
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(2002-09-03)In 1994, the International Motor Vehicle Program launched the Engine Plant Study with the goal of analyzing the drivers of performance in engine manufacturing. We have collected data from 18 plants worldwide and have ...
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(2002-06-06)Ln the large aties of the developing world, travel times are generaliy high and increasing, destinations accessible within limited time are decreasing. The average oneway commute in Rio de Janeiro is 90 minutes. In Bogota ...
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(2002-06-26)Overview Twice in this century, automotive assembly has been the setting for dramatic innovations in production organization that have transformed the basis of competition in the auto industry. Henry Ford's mass production ...
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(2001-02-28)This paper analyzes the modularization in the world auto industry. The modularization in the industry has involved architectural changes in product, production, and supplier systems with each region (Japan, Europe and ...
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(1999-06-09)Summary The focus of many European and American companies is currently on "modular" strategies in product design and production. A modular product has individual elements which are designed independently but function ...
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(2002-07-10)Abstract This study uses Hofstede's taxonomy of work-related national cultural dimensions to analyze preferences for specific management controls at the interface between the organization and the external labor market. ...
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(2002-09-03)Similarity between individual and organizational response to loss is documented through literature analysis and case studies in the automobile industry. An identity maintenance and adaptation thesis is developed to explain ...
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