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Chaos on the Shop Floor: A Worker's View of Quality, Productivity, and Management

Tom Juravich

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Description:"Juravich argues that problems in declining American productivity and competitiveness-often and conveniently blamed on workers-can be placed principally in the laps of management."—Socialist Review"(Juravich) provides valuable insights into the operations of a small manufacturing firm, emphasizing the role of worker ‘tradecraft’ practiced on the job.... Of greatest interest to institutions with strong sociology/industrial psychology holdings serving upper-division and graduate students, but also relevant for libraries serving vocational and technical students."—ChoiceFrom his well-placed vantage point, Juravich has produced an interesting and valuable ethnography of factory life in the industrial periphery.... I recommend this book to those interested in the sociology of work. It is written clearly and straightforwardly, and it is well suited for undergraduate or graduate courses.—Contemporary SociologyFolksinger Tom Juravich has been a machine mechanic, and is currently Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at Pennsylvania State University.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chaos on the Shop Floor: A Worker's View of Quality, Productivity, and Management. To get started finding Chaos on the Shop Floor: A Worker's View of Quality, Productivity, and Management, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "Juravich argues that problems in declining American productivity and competitiveness-often and conveniently blamed on workers-can be placed principally in the laps of management."—Socialist Review"(Juravich) provides valuable insights into the operations of a small manufacturing firm, emphasizing the role of worker ‘tradecraft’ practiced on the job.... Of greatest interest to institutions with strong sociology/industrial psychology holdings serving upper-division and graduate students, but also relevant for libraries serving vocational and technical students."—ChoiceFrom his well-placed vantage point, Juravich has produced an interesting and valuable ethnography of factory life in the industrial periphery.... I recommend this book to those interested in the sociology of work. It is written clearly and straightforwardly, and it is well suited for undergraduate or graduate courses.—Contemporary SociologyFolksinger Tom Juravich has been a machine mechanic, and is currently Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at Pennsylvania State University.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chaos on the Shop Floor: A Worker's View of Quality, Productivity, and Management. To get started finding Chaos on the Shop Floor: A Worker's View of Quality, Productivity, and Management, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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