A Comment on "Working Conditions within Italian FCA Group Plants" by Matteo Gaddi

Authors

  • Adam Mrozowicki Institute of Sociology, University of Wroclaw http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5809-5036

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1971-8853/11290

Keywords:

Automotive Sector, Lean Production, Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Abstract

The article is a commentary on the report by Matteo Gaddi (2020) on working conditions within Italian FCA Group. It reviews the commented paper with regards to research methodology and the presentation of the cases studied. It points to the need to explore the developments in the FCA in a broader institutional context of the Italian industrial relations as well as the global spread of the lean production as ideology and practice.

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Published

2020-09-18

How to Cite

Mrozowicki, A. (2020). A Comment on "Working Conditions within Italian FCA Group Plants" by Matteo Gaddi. Sociologica, 14(2), 299–302. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1971-8853/11290

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Debate

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