University Press of America
Pages: 160
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978-0-7618-5594-1 • Hardback • September 2011 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
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Darina Lepadatu is associate director of the Ph.D. program in international conflict management and assistant professor of sociology at Kennesaw State University,
Atlanta. She holds a BA degree in sociology, a master's degree in management of non-profit organizations from University of Bucharest, Romania, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Kentucky. She is currently working on an NSF grant on the maturing of lean production with her co-author.
Thomas Janoski received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley. He has taught at both the University of California and Duke University and is now a professor at the University of Kentucky. He recently published The Ironies of Citizenship and is currently working on The Vortex of Labor: The Global Divisions of Work and Investment.
Part 1 Tables and Figures
Part 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 Bringing Diversity to Teams in Japanese Transplants
Chapter 4 Welcome to Kaizen Motors!
Chapter 5 Queens of the Line: Gender and Identity in Teams
Chapter 6 Sexual Attraction on the Line: Family, Affairs and Team Intensification
Chapter 7 The Color Line: Race and Identity in Teams
Chapter 8 The Aging Gurus and Young Gung-hoes
Chapter 9 The Underdogs: Temporary Workers and Team Degradation
Chapter 10 Conclusion
Part 11 Appendix 1: Interviewer's Guide
Part 12 Appendix 2: Methodology and Data Collection
Part 13 References
Part 14 Notes
Part 15 Index
Part 16 About the Authors