We are in this dance together : gender, power, and globalization at a Mexican garment firm / Nancy Plankey-Videla

Author:: Plankey-Videla, Nancy
Published:: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2012]
Copyright Date:: ©2012
Physical Description:: xiv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents:

Contextualizing the case of Moctezuma -- "I like piecework more -- because I work for myself" -- From piecework to teamwork: translating theory into practice -- Discovering the shop floor and the contested nature of self-managed teams -- Lean during mean times -- The strike: from motherhood to workers' rights -- "We lost control of the shop floor": flexible Taylorism and the demise of the firm -- Conclusion: "We are workers, not beggars".

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ISBN:

9780813553016 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0813553016 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780813553023 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0813553024 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780813553153 (e-book)
0813553156 (e-book)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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