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    • Accumulation under conditions of inequality 

      Froud, J.; Johal, Sukhdev; Williams, Karel; Haslam, Colin (2001-03-01)
      This paper presents a Keynesian analysis of accumulation under conditions of inequality in the UK and USA where household savings are channelled into corporate securities. This form of saving is dominated by the comfortable ...
    • British pharmaceuticals : a cautionary tale 

      Froud, J.; Haslam, Colin; Johal, Sukhdev; Williams, Karel; Willis, Robert (1998-11-01)
      British pharmaceuticals is generally represented as a successful sector which illustrates the potential of knowledge-intensive, high-value-added activities. this article presents a revisionist account based on evidence and ...
    • Caterpillar : Two stories and an argument 

      Froud, J.; Williams, Karel; Haslam, Colin; Johal, Sukhdev; Williams, John (1998-10-01)
      This article responds to Miller and O'Leary's account of the reorganization of Caterpillar's Decatur plant. The first section explains how Miller and O'Leary use specific discourse mechanisms and quote management. The ...
    • A fallen idol? : Japanese management in the 1990s 

      Haslam, Colin; Johal, Sukhdev; Williams, Karel; Williams, John (1996-01-01)
      The authors argue that the elevation of Japanese manufacturing management in the West rested on the idea that superior performance resulted from new productive techniques and different systems of management. The object of ...
    • From social settlement to household lottery 

      Froud, J.; Williams, Karel; Haslam, Colin; Johal, Sukhdev; Williams, John (1997-08-01)
      This article proposes a new approach to the problems of late capitalism, focused on circuits of production and consumption. It presents empirics on the growth of ser-vices in four advanced economies and examines the ...
    • Johnson 2 : Knowledge goes to Hollywood 

      Williams, Karel; Haslam, Colin; Cutler, Tony; Johal, Sukhdev; Willis, Robert (1994-09-01)
      This paper evaluates Tom Johnson's analysis of the causes of American uncompetitiveness which leads him now to recommend TOM where previously he endorsed the reform of management accounting. It argues that, although the ...