TY - BOOK ID - 146156493 TI - Shifting boundaries of the firm : Japanese company-Japanese labour PY - 2006 SN - 0199547033 0191533262 1280905492 1429491205 9786610905492 PB - Oxford : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Organizational change KW - Industrial relations KW - Corporate culture KW - Matsushita Group. KW - Toyota Jidōsha Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:146156493 AB - 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 ER -