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A Factory which remains Fordist: The Ford Dearborn Assembly Plant

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Teamwork in the Automobile Industry

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Our primary focus is to produce a world class quality vehicle at a competitive price with a skilled and trained workforce that participates in decisions that affect them and their families and fosters pride in their contributions to the overall success of the organisation (Non-traditional Operating Agreement — Ford Motor Company—UAW, 1995)

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  • Ford—UAW (1991) Modern Operating Agreement. Dearborn Michigan, November.

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  • Ford—UAW (1985–95) Correspondence between Ford and the UAW with respect to implementation of the Modern Operating and the Non Traditional Operating Agreement.

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  • Ford-UAW (1995) Non Traditional Operating Agreement. Dearborn Michigan, October.

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  • Guidelines and Procedures for Employee Involvement Groups. Dearborn Assembly Plant, 6 December 1988 (draft).

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© 1999 Jean-Pierre Durand, Paul Stewart and Juan José Castillo

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Babson, S., Durand, JP., Stewart, P. (1999). A Factory which remains Fordist: The Ford Dearborn Assembly Plant. In: Durand, JP., Stewart, P., Castillo, J.J. (eds) Teamwork in the Automobile Industry. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14933-9_5

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