Browsing University of Hertfordshire by Author "Williams, John"

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    • 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 ...

    • Towards a pain free hospital : an in-depth qualitative analysis of the pain experiences of head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy 

      Pattison, Natalie; Brown, Matthew Rd; Gubbay, Anthony; Peacock, Janet; Ross, Joy R; Chapman, Suzanne; Sauzet, Odile; Williams, John (2016-02-01)
      BACKGROUND: Treatment for head and neck cancer can frequently be a painful experience with implications for patients in terms of quality of life, nutrition and ultimately treatment outcomes. Pain may arise for a number of ...