The impact of global forces on the individual: empirical evidence from the German clothing industry
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Resumo: | Starting from theoretical perspectives on globalisation, the following article analyses how current working conditions are affected by globalisation processes. For this purpose, recent developments in the German clothing sector are traced back to the power of economic globalisation processes. Characterising the German clothing sector as pioneer in economic globalisation, we use empirical findings to illustrate how current processes of globalisation influence the work place: At organisational level, corporate strategies aim at rationalisation, standardisation and flexibilisation of work in order to response to the economic pressure of global markets. At individual level these strategies, in turn, speed up working processes and intensify working processes for the employees. Although these developments form strong trends, we conclude that the local embeddedness of companies is still of high importance with regard to organisational and individual consequences of globalisation. |
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The impact of global forces on the individual: empirical evidence from the German clothing industryCorporate strategiesGermanyClothing sectorWorking conditionsGlobalisationStarting from theoretical perspectives on globalisation, the following article analyses how current working conditions are affected by globalisation processes. For this purpose, recent developments in the German clothing sector are traced back to the power of economic globalisation processes. Characterising the German clothing sector as pioneer in economic globalisation, we use empirical findings to illustrate how current processes of globalisation influence the work place: At organisational level, corporate strategies aim at rationalisation, standardisation and flexibilisation of work in order to response to the economic pressure of global markets. At individual level these strategies, in turn, speed up working processes and intensify working processes for the employees. Although these developments form strong trends, we conclude that the local embeddedness of companies is still of high importance with regard to organisational and individual consequences of globalisation.IETRUNNierling, LindaKrings, Bettina-Johanna2011-05-18T08:26:06Z2010-052010-05-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/5639engNierling, Linda; Krings, Bettina (2010), The impact of global forces on the individual: Empirical evidence from the German clothing industry , IET Working Papers Series, WPS08/2010, 29 pp1646-8929info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T03:36:21Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/5639Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:16:24.939849Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The impact of global forces on the individual: empirical evidence from the German clothing industry |
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The impact of global forces on the individual: empirical evidence from the German clothing industry |
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The impact of global forces on the individual: empirical evidence from the German clothing industry Nierling, Linda Corporate strategies Germany Clothing sector Working conditions Globalisation |
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The impact of global forces on the individual: empirical evidence from the German clothing industry |
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The impact of global forces on the individual: empirical evidence from the German clothing industry |
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The impact of global forces on the individual: empirical evidence from the German clothing industry |
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The impact of global forces on the individual: empirical evidence from the German clothing industry |
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The impact of global forces on the individual: empirical evidence from the German clothing industry |
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Nierling, Linda |
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Nierling, Linda Krings, Bettina-Johanna |
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Krings, Bettina-Johanna |
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Nierling, Linda Krings, Bettina-Johanna |
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Corporate strategies Germany Clothing sector Working conditions Globalisation |
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Corporate strategies Germany Clothing sector Working conditions Globalisation |
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Starting from theoretical perspectives on globalisation, the following article analyses how current working conditions are affected by globalisation processes. For this purpose, recent developments in the German clothing sector are traced back to the power of economic globalisation processes. Characterising the German clothing sector as pioneer in economic globalisation, we use empirical findings to illustrate how current processes of globalisation influence the work place: At organisational level, corporate strategies aim at rationalisation, standardisation and flexibilisation of work in order to response to the economic pressure of global markets. At individual level these strategies, in turn, speed up working processes and intensify working processes for the employees. Although these developments form strong trends, we conclude that the local embeddedness of companies is still of high importance with regard to organisational and individual consequences of globalisation. |
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Nierling, Linda; Krings, Bettina (2010), The impact of global forces on the individual: Empirical evidence from the German clothing industry , IET Working Papers Series, WPS08/2010, 29 pp 1646-8929 |
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