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Turbulence: Boeing and the State of American Workers and Managers

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Description for Turbulence: Boeing and the State of American Workers and Managers Hardback. Investigates the experiences of employees at all levels of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) during a ten-year period of dramatic organizational change. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 512.

This timely book investigates the experiences of employees at all levels of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) during a ten-year period of dramatic organizational change. As Boeing transformed itself, workers and managers contended with repeated downsizing, shifting corporate culture, new roles for women, outsourcing, mergers, lean production, and rampant technological change. Drawing on a unique blend of quantitative and qualitative research, the authors consider how management strategies affected the well-being of Boeing employees, as well as their attitudes toward their jobs and their company. Boeing employees’ experience holds vital lessons for other employees, the leaders of other firms determined to thrive ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300154610
SKU
V9780300154610
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About Edward S. Greenberg
Edward S. Greenberg is a member of the faculty in the Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, and professor of political science. Leon Grunberg is professor and chairperson, Department of Comparative Sociology, University of Puget Sound. Sarah Moore is associate dean of faculty and professor of psychology, University of Puget Sound. Patricia B. Sikora is owner/principal, Sikora Associates, LLC, ... Read more

Reviews for Turbulence: Boeing and the State of American Workers and Managers
"Turbulence should be required reading for anyone at a major American corporation, especially in top management."—The New York Times
The New York Times
"Well-written and show[ing] a firm grasp of both the aviation business and the competitive forces pushing Boeing management to act as they did."—The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times
"A meticulous and illuminating case ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Turbulence: Boeing and the State of American Workers and Managers


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