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- The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
- The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures and Sidebars
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- 1 Lean Production as the Dominant Division of Labor
- Part I Theories of Lean Production
- Part II Lean Production across Industries
- Part III Lean Production Around the World
- 17 Lean in Europe and the USA – A New Dominant Division of Labour?
- 18 The Development and Diffusion of the Hyundai Production System
- 19 Transferring Lean to the United States
- 20 Disseminating Lean across the UK: A Personal Reflection
- 21 Lean Production in Germany
- 22 Tricolore
- 23 Lean Production in China: A Case Study of the Automobile Industry
- 24 Lean Production in India and Australia
- 25 The Four Stages of Lean in Mexico
- 26 Lean Production in Post-Communist Europe
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
26 - Lean Production in Post-Communist Europe
Formalisation and Employee Involvement in Russia
from Part III - Lean Production Around the World
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 March 2021
- The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
- The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures and Sidebars
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- 1 Lean Production as the Dominant Division of Labor
- Part I Theories of Lean Production
- Part II Lean Production across Industries
- Part III Lean Production Around the World
- 17 Lean in Europe and the USA – A New Dominant Division of Labour?
- 18 The Development and Diffusion of the Hyundai Production System
- 19 Transferring Lean to the United States
- 20 Disseminating Lean across the UK: A Personal Reflection
- 21 Lean Production in Germany
- 22 Tricolore
- 23 Lean Production in China: A Case Study of the Automobile Industry
- 24 Lean Production in India and Australia
- 25 The Four Stages of Lean in Mexico
- 26 Lean Production in Post-Communist Europe
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
Up until three decades ago there existed a viable alternative to capitalism: the socialist regime in the Soviet Union and the neighbouring states of Eastern Europe persisted for over seventy years. These Communist Party-led states had the ability to foster industrial and scientific success, and to provide free high-quality education and free healthcare to its citizens. Yet, despite being capable of producing space rockets, it had notorious difficulties in assuring an even flow of mass production and manufacturing high-quality consumer goods. Although this regime ceased to exist in the early 1990s, the post-communist states in Europe have still not converged with the advanced industrial democracies in terms of their political systems. Nevertheless, the opening up of the new markets for foreign direct investment has played an important role in the diffusion of new management systems, including lean production.
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- The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean ProductionDiverging Theories and New Industries around the World, pp. 615 - 638Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021