What are the forces that are driving firms and industries to globalize their operations? This volume explores how specific industries have organized their global operations through case studies of seven manufacturing industries: garments and textiles, automobiles and auto parts, televisions,...

This unusual volume marks the sixtieth anniversary of the National Bureau of Economic Research. In contrast to the technical and specialized character of most NBER studies, the current book is designed to provide the general reader with a broad and critical overview of the American economy. The...

Frontmatter -- Notes and Acknowledgments -- CONTENTS -- SUMNER HUBER SLICHTER / Dunlop, John T. -- Part I. THE AMERICAN ECONOMY -- 1. Technology and the Great American Experiment -- 2. The Growth of Moderation -- 3. Our Economy- Is It Politics-Proof? -- 4. The Growth of Competition -- 5. Strong...

Preface1. The New Competitive Advantage in Apparel2. The Past as Prologue: Historical Background on the U.S. Retail, Apparel, and Textile Industries3. The Retail Revolution: Traditional Versus Lean Retailing4. The Building Blocks of Lean Retailing5. The Impact of Lean Retailing6. Inventory...

Presents views on the framework for the analysis of industrial relations behavior. Interaction of the systems of communication in labor and management organizations; Relationship between union representatives and management representatives; Origins of a collective bargaining relationship....

Examines policy problems in manpower programs and explores the relationship among wages, unemployment, and prices. Relation of unemployment and wage inflation; Relation between wages and price standards; Human capital and manpower and education programs. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)