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The gap between the vision and reality: the case of Nissan UK

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Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. (NMUK) is a good representative of companies all over the world that are struggling to compete in the global economy and to adjust to unfamiliar work systems. The firm, located in England's northeast region, is among the first organizations in Europe to experience the Japanese concept of lean manufacturing system, therefore it is an excellent example of companies grappling with socio-technical problems and paradoxes. The case of NMUK is used to examine the issues of adaptation, organizational learning, technology transfer, and the introduction of the Japanese lean system as a hybrid in the UK. It is also employed to investigate broader issues related to the quality of work life engendered by the adoption of the lean system and other non-traditional work systems all over the world.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Automobiles, Automobile Manufacturing, Social aspects, Case studies, International business enterprises, Multinational corporations, Automobile industry, Manufacturing processes, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.

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The making of managers: an American perspective

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The Charter Initiative in Great Britain concerning business education should draw on the experience of US education in order to avoid the institution of a traditional curriculum that perpetuates the inadequacies of US business schools and companies. The shortfalls of US business education include: a disregard of entrepreneurial and small businesses; the use of academic models restricted to considerations of large- and medium-sized businesses; and an employment agency mentality geared towards manufacturing managers for large- and medium-sized companies. An alternative to traditional business curricula should be predicated on: diversity, experimentation, and a system of collaboration and cooperative opportunities between business schools, businesses, and government.

Business schools

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Education for Management in Five Countries

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A comparative study of management education in five countries is presented. These countries are the United States, Germany, France, Japan, and Great Britain. Although education differs from country to country, each country except Great Britain makes provisions for management and business education. Education, in turn, has a direct impact on a country's economic growth. Great Britain should initiate resources for management education. A long tradition of anti-intellectualism must be reversed. A thorough education should be supplemented with continuing education courses and in-service training programs.

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