For contemporaries, Britain's success in developing the technologies of the early Industrial Revolution rested in large part on its abundant supply of artisan skills, notably in metalworking. In this paper we outline a simple process where successful industrialization occurs in regions that...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 "Work": A Four Letter Word -- 3 "Second Class Citizens -- 4 Managing Slavs -- 5 Negotiating Research Access -- 6 Managing the Shopfloor -- Chapter One - Power and Subjectivity in Organizations -- 1 Introduction. -- 2...

For contemporaries, Britain's success in developing the technologies of the early Industrial Revolution rested in large part on its abundant supply of artisan skills, notably in metalworking. In this paper we outline a simple process where successful industrialization occurs in regions that...