TY - CHAP
T1 - Responses to globalized production
T2 - Restructuring and work reorganization in the clothing industry of high-wage countries
AU - Taplin, Ian M.
AU - Winterton, Jonathan
PY - 2001/11/1
Y1 - 2001/11/1
N2 - In a period of increased global competition, dramatic changes in consumer demands, and a reconfiguration of production technologies made possible by microprocessor innovations, firms face heightened market uncertainty and flexibility pressures. This has forced many firms to re-examine their market position and assess the optimal use of their resources in a market place that is increasingly characterized by consumer pull rather than manufacturer push. In the search for sustained competitive advantage, firms are experimenting with new organizational forms that will allow them to outperform the market (Porter, 1993), focusing more closely on their core competencies (Hamal and Prahalad, 1990), and endeavouring to position themselves in markets that permit full utilization of their resources.
AB - In a period of increased global competition, dramatic changes in consumer demands, and a reconfiguration of production technologies made possible by microprocessor innovations, firms face heightened market uncertainty and flexibility pressures. This has forced many firms to re-examine their market position and assess the optimal use of their resources in a market place that is increasingly characterized by consumer pull rather than manufacturer push. In the search for sustained competitive advantage, firms are experimenting with new organizational forms that will allow them to outperform the market (Porter, 1993), focusing more closely on their core competencies (Hamal and Prahalad, 1990), and endeavouring to position themselves in markets that permit full utilization of their resources.
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UR - https://www.routledge.com/Globalization-Employment-and-the-Workplace-Diverse-Impacts/Debrah-Smith/p/book/9780415252416
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84881944048
SN - 0415252415
SN - 9780415252416
T3 - Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy
SP - 259
EP - 282
BT - Globalization, Employment and the Workplace
A2 - Debrah, Yaw A.
A2 - Smith, Ian G.
PB - Routledge
CY - London
ER -