International Motor Vehicle Program: Recent submissions
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Layoffs and Worker Effort Theory and Evidence from the North American Automotive Supplier Industry
(1995-07-09)In this paper, we examine the effect of layoffs and layoff policies on three measures of worker effort. More specifically, we use data on first-tier automotive suppliers in the U.S. and Canada to test the proposition that ... -
Inventory Reduction in the Japanese Automotive Sector, 1965-1991
(2002-09-10)This paper traces the diffusion of “just-in-time” production in the Japanese automotive sector, as reflected by inventory reductions in a sample of 52 suppliers and assemblers. We show that most inventory reductions ...
