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    Overcoming Alienation in the Automobile Industry: A Survey of Applied Methods For Job Enrichment

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    Author
    Radosevich, Michelle
    Advisor
    Erik Pratt; Belle Marie Talbert; Darrell Hagen
    Date of Issue
    2002-04-01
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    https://scholars.carroll.edu/handle/20.500.12647/3723
    Title
    Overcoming Alienation in the Automobile Industry: A Survey of Applied Methods For Job Enrichment
    Type
    thesis
    Abstract
    Through the evolution of specialization in the automobile industry, production has become much more efficient but it has a major drawback: worker alienation. This thesis will trace the increasing trend of alienation through the evolution of specialization within the automobile industry, including a study of the division of labor, the introduction of the assembly line and its implications for mass production, as well as the recent emergence of lean production. Alienation is expressed in lack of job contentment which leads to increased turnover and absenteeism rates, as well as an increased chance of mental illness. A solution for alienation was found in the implementation of job enrichment; particularly through sociotechnological systems design approaches. To explore effective and ineffective methods of job enrichment, six case studies of automobile manufacturing sites are examined, as well as reasons traditional plants choose not employ these programs.
    Degree Awarded
    Bachelor's
    Semester
    Spring
    Department
    Political Science & International Relations
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