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Savage, Grant T.; Romano, Richard – 1983
Quality Circle (QC) and Quality of Working Life (QWL) in the United States are similar in that both stress participative decision making, preserve management's prerogative to have the final say, and are voluntary. QC and QWL programs differ, however, in that labor unions are more involved in QWLs; QCs deal only with technical problems related to…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Foreign Countries, Labor Conditions, Labor Relations
Social and Labour Bulletin, 1982
This article cites a variety of sources and synthesizes a number of studies on the social implications of technological innovations (microelectronics). These studies were related to six European and Asian countries and were also concerned with the international division of labor. (SSH)
Descriptors: Automation, Career Change, Developed Nations, Economic Development