Showdown at Nissan: the 1989 campaign to organize Nissan in Smyrna,Tennessee, and the rise of the transplant sector

In July 1989, workers at Nissan’s plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, voted 1622 to 711 against being represented by the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW). At the time, many reporters saw the well-publicized Nissan vote – dubbed a ‘showdown’ by the New York Times – as a defining moment in modern labor history. The election deserves further exploration, especially as it played a key role in establishing the non-union ‘transplant’ sector. UAW leaders blamed the Smyrna loss on Nissan’s anti-union tactics, while the company claimed that workers did not need a union because they were already well paid (although this was largely due to the UAW’s presence). This article is the first to provide a detailed analysis that draws on the union’s records of the campaign, as well as many other sources. While the factors cited publicly were important, the article demonstrates that there were additional reasons for the union’s defeat, including internal divisions, unanticipated staffing problems, and the logistical challenge of organizing such a big – and new – facility. Although Nissan workers had many grievances, the company also fostered loyalty by not laying off workers, and by expanding the plant. Finally, it secured a high level of community support, and drew off the conservative political climate of the era.     

Operationalizing Strategy Content: An Example from the Transit Industry

While models of organizational strategy saturate private sector research, public sector research lags behind. The model created by Boyne and Walker (2004) is an exception. The main objective of this study is to operationalize this model using a unique data set from the US transit industry. Through a survey of 103 local transit agencies, we developed separate strategy profiles for each agency that help us answer important questions about organizational strategy. We find that not only do the organizations adopt a mix of strategic stances through the action areas; they also have distinct profiles, which vary greatly between agencies.     

预防和减少保安人员勤务伤亡的对策

由于种种原因,保安人员在执行勤务中遭受伤害、出现伤亡的情况时有发生,直接影响了保安队伍的稳定,严重制约了保安服务业的发展。应当构建切实可行的保安人员安全保障体系,降低保安服务活动的风险和成本,提高保安人员的战斗力,以最大限度地减少伤亡和伤害,确保保安服务活动的顺利进行。     

Influence of public administration and environmental management performance of cement manufacturing in Malaysia

Environmental issues have become critical concerns of businesses worldwide where environmental obligations have grown substantially and companies have to be environmentally responsible. Malaysia has enacted the Environmental Quality Act 1974 and subsidiary Environmental Quality （Clean Air） Regulations 1978, Environmental Quality （Sewage and Industrial Effluent） Regulations 1979, Environmental Quality （Prescribed Activities） Order 1987 and Environmental Quality （Scheduled Waste） Regulation 2005. ISO 14001 environmental management system （EMS） standard designed to introduce environmental improvement into every aspect of a company＇s operations. ISO 14001 assists companies in creation of structured mechanisms for continuous improvement in environmental performance. There is a complex and dynamic relation between profitability and environmental concerns. The paper evaluates how ISO 14001 aids cement companies in operating continuous environment protection programs to minimize significant environmental impacts. This study analyzes the relationship between adoption of ISO 14001 to business performance and competitive advantage of Malaysian companies that provides insights into motivations and results. ISO 14001 has a positive impact on companies＇ performance, specifically on perceived environmental impacts. The companies recognized the need for ISO 14001 as an internal tool to maintain operations and management competitiveness. To adopt the ISO 14001 environment elements, it is necessary to have corporate culture that support complex operational activities in line with the top management commitment of the ISO 14001 policy and regulatory-compliant. ISO 14001 implementation was crucial in bringing about reduction of damage to the environment at operational level, and effective environmental management at management level, as well as improvement of the company＇s image and competitiveness at strategic level. Companies that export their products are expected to implement the ISO 14001 in order to maintain their competitive edge in the global market place.     

经济全球化:发展中国家的机遇与挑战

经济全球化已成为不可阻挡的世界性潮流,不管我们喜欢它也好,不喜欢它也好,它都实实在在地影响和改变着我们的生活,任何国家、民族都无法独立于经济全球化之外.由于经济全球化是资本主义主导下的历史进程,是资本主义生产方式的必然延伸,因此,广大的发展中国家在这一过程中处于相对不利的地位,面临较大困难.但它们必须成为这个过程的一部分,抓住机遇、迎接挑战,扬长避短、趋利避害.此外别无选择.     

信息产业发展对于甘肃省总体经济发展贡献水平分析

本文通过对国内外信息产业发展的分析比较,着重讨论了甘肃省信息产业发展的情况,并分析了与甘肃省国民经济发展的适应性,讨论了信息产业对于经济发展的贡献水平,提出了甘肃省信息产业发展中应该重视的问题。     

为什么说“只管不收”是工商行政管理的改革目标

工商行政管理的“收管混台”使“重收轻管”一直未得到解决 ,在其“垂直改制”后仍面对收“两费”的现实。由于“收”与“管”是两种不同的运行主体 ,再结合工商行政管理的管理活动属性及目前的财政体制改革来看 ,工商行政管理应是“只管不收”。     

吉林省证券业发展对策研究——基于“十一五”期间数据

"十一五"以来,吉林省证券业试图壮大上市公司队伍,通过买壳、借壳等多种方式扩大直接融资的规模。但由于各种原因,辖区上市公司数量不但没有增加,反而减少。与国内发达省区比较依然存在一些差距。针对吉林省证券业现状出现的问题,应加快培养本地综合类券商或引进综合类券商推进重组工作、提高上市公司再融资能力、加快培育上市公司后续资源、力争长春高新技术产业开发区进入代办股份转让系统等对策。     

马来西亚汽车市场分析：与泰国汽车市场比较

在中国-东盟自由贸易区（CAFTA）正式启动的宏观背景下,本文对马来西亚汽车市场进行详细的总量和结构分析,指出近10年来马来西亚汽车工业保持稳定的发展速度,但泰国汽车工业的迅速崛起使马来西亚汽车产业失去了在东盟的主导地位;而马来西亚政府推行的进口替代汽车产业政策和国民车计划直接决定了该国汽车产业的发展动向。在实证分析部分,我们通过显性比较优势指数RCA测算发现马来西亚汽车产业不具备显性比较优势,通过恒定市场份额CMS分析得出2001—2007年间虽然马来西亚汽车产业出口竞争力呈上升趋势,但竞争力呈自我弱化趋势。与泰国汽车产业的测算结果比较反过来验证了泰国政府及时顺应世界贸易自由化浪潮进行产业政策转变的正确性。     

美国金融危机对泰国金融业的影响

作为1997年亚洲金融危机的始发国和重创国,泰国金融业在此次金融危机中受到的影响程度备受关注。本文在金融危机传导机制的基础上分析了美国金融危机对泰国金融业的影响,并探索对我国金融业健康发展的一些启示。