Browsing by Author "Williams, Karel"

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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 ...

    • Deconstructing car assembler productivity 

      Williams, Karel; Haslam, Colin; Williams, John; Johal, S. (1994-06-01)
      Two generations later in history, social science and management the question is not whether to measure but how to measure and how to evaluate the results of measurement. This paper aims to make a contribution to this debate: ...

    • 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 ...

    • Ford V Fordism : The Beginning of Mass production 

      Williams, Karel; Haslam, Colin; Williams, John (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006)
      This article questions the stereotypes of Fordism and mass production. It does so by demonstrating that there is a contradiction between the stereotypes and the reality of Henry Ford's manufacturing practice in production ...

    • 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 ...

    • The hollowing out of British manufacturing and its implications for policy 

      Williams, Karel; Williams, John; Haslam, Colin (1990-01-01)
      This article presents new evidence on the "hollowing out' of British manufacturing. It shows that large British firms are building up their overseas activities while the manufacturing operations which remain in Britain are ...

    • 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 ...

    • Shareholder Value and Financialization : Consultancy Promises, Management Moves 

      Froud, Julie; Haslam, Colin; Johal, S.; Williams, Karel (Routledge, 2005)
      Although shareholder value is the mantra that jumps out from the pages of the daily financial press, it is often a loosely defined and rhetorical concept, subject to little empirical study. It is also a powerful concept, ...

    • Sinking ships? Liberal theorists on the American economy 

      Froud, J.; Haslam, Colin; Shaoul, J.; Williams, Karel; Johal, S. (1996-01-01)
      In the Asia-Pacific region, the conditions and consequences of East Asian success have understandably attracted more attention than the causes and implications of North American failure. In the American case, any failure ...