The transition to flexibility
By: edited by Daniel C. Knudsen.
Contributors: Knudsen, Daniel C., 1955-
Publisher: Kluwer Academic
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Industrial organization; Production management; Market segmentation; Technological innovations; Organizational change
Description: The Transition to Flexibility is a collection of papers by known scholars investigating the current global transition from mass consumption and production to flexible production for niche markets. The book is unique in that it not only discusses standard economic concerns, but also investigates the social and political implications of this transition. Each chapter is concerned with a different aspect of the same restructuring process.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.