Les ambiguïtés de la modernisation. Le cas du juste-à-temps - article ; n°69 ; vol.13, pg 45-69

Réseaux - Année 1995 - Volume 13 - Numéro 69 - Pages 45-69
The modernization of firms frequently involves the introduction of just-in-time production, considered as an efficient means to reduce costs and manage work and workers. But this organizational reform usually takes place within a framework of contradictory managerial strategies. Workers are given additional responsibilities without significant autonomy. The objective is to involve them in a system which remains prescriptive and based on a Taylorian logic. The authors draw upon a monograph on small and medium-sized enterprises to analyse the impact of this complex evolution, both on workers and on the overall performance of firms.
The modernization of firms frequently involves the introduction of just-in-time production, considered as an efficient means to reduce costs and manage work and workers. But this organizational reform usually takes place within a framework of contradictory managerial strategies. Workers are given additional responsibilities without significant autonomy. The objective is to involve them in a system which remains prescriptive and based on a Taylorian logic. The authors draw upon a monograph on small and medium-sized enterprises to analyse the impact of this complex evolution, both on workers and on the overall performance of firms.
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.