Agile Against Lean : An Inquiry into the Production System of Hyundai Motor

Part Ⅰ: Conceptual Blocks and Overview. Chapter 1: Introduction - Building Conceptual Blocks for an Understanding of Catching Up, Chaebols, and Production Systems -- Chapter 2: An Overview of Hyundai Motor’s Production System -- Part Ⅱ: Empirical Anatomy -- Chapter 3: Skill Formation in Engineers - Learning by Improvisation -- Chapter 4: Work Organization and Shop-Floor Workers - Flexible Automation, Skill-Saving and Segmented Labor -- Chapter 5: Supplier Relations - Extended Quasi-Vertical Integration -- Chapter 6: The Overseas Production Network - ‘Model Factories’ and Global Transfer of Hyundai Motor’s Production System -- Part Ⅲ: Reflections and Prospects -- Chapter 7: Conclusions - Theoretical and Empirical Reflections and Future Prospects.