Shifting Boundaries of the Firm : Japanese Company - Japanese Labour

All firms wrestle with restructuring, involving consolidation of mergers and acquisitions on the one hand, and fragmentation through outsourcing and spin-offs on the other. Through an in-depth investigation into the organizational strategies of Japanese corporate management and union leaders in Japan, Mari Sako explores the issue of 'organizational boundaries' that arises from such restructuring. Examining the strategy and structure of both businesses and trade unions, the book draws upon empirical evidence drawn from interviews conducted at Toyota and Matsushita and their respective unions. It examines their respective strategies in coping with organizational boundaries against the backdrop of changing labor markets, and in the process, challenges widely held notions about Japanese corporate and union structures. Mari Sako goes on to explore the implication of these relationships in other advanced industrial countries for corporate restructuring, jobs, and labor market flexibility. All firms wrestle with restructuring, involving consolidation of mergers and acquisitions on the one hand, and fragmentation through outsourcing and spin-offs on the other. Through an in-depth investigation into the organizational strategies of Japanese corporate management and union leaders in Japan, Mari Sako explores the issue of'organizational boundaries'that arises from such restructuring. Examining the strategy and structure of both businesses and trade unions, the book draws upon empirical evidence drawn from interviews conducted at Toyota and Matsushita and their respective unions. It examines their respective strategies in coping with organizational boundaries against the backdrop of changing labour markets, and, in the process, challenges widely held notions about Japanese corporate and union structures. Mari Sako goes on to explore the implications of these relationships in other advanced industrial countries for corporate restructuring, jobs, and labour market flexibility. "Examining the strategy and structure of both businesses and trade unions, this book draws upon empirical evidence drawn from interviews conducted at Toyota, Nissan, and Matsushita and their respective unions. It examines their respective strategies in coping with organizational boundaries against the backdrop of changing labour markets, and, in the process, challenges widely held notions about Japanese corporate and union structures. Mari Sako goes on to explore the implications of these relationships in other advanced industrial countries for corporate restructuring jobs, and labour market flexibility."--Jacket All firms wrestle with restructuring, involving consolidation of mergers and acquisitions on the one hand, and fragmentation through outsourcing and spin-offs on the other. This is an in-depth investigation into the issue of 'organizational boundaries' that arises from such restructuring, looking at Japanese corporate management and union leaders All firms wrestle with restructuring, consolidating mergers and acquisitions, and dealing with fragmentation through outsourcing and spin-offs. With an investigation into the organizational strategies of Japanese corporate management, this work explores the issue of 'organizational boundaries' that arises from such restructuring. This in-depth exploration of the organizational strategies of Japanese corporate management and union leaders considers the issue of the 'organizational boundaries' which arise from the restructuring following mergers, acquisitions, outsourcing and spin-offs Why have some corporations, as they grow, created new internal divisions and others fully owned subsidiaries?