 Socio-Productive Models in France: An Empirical Dynamic Overview, 1992–2004Thomas Amosse and Thomas Coutrot ILR Review, 2011, vol. 64, issue 4, 786-817 Abstract: The authors assess the evolution of French workplaces over the periods 1992–1993, 1998–1999, and 2004–2005 within the framework of socio-productive organizational models. Using French employment relations survey data (REPONSE), they analyze the empirical relevance of these models in light of three dimensions: work organization, human resource management (HRM), and industrial relations. Results indicate the emergence of two “innovative†models: the “Toyotist†model, featuring just-in-time organizational methods, innovative HRM systems, high employee participation, and low union presence; and the “neo-Taylorist†model, featuring low innovation, low investment in HRM, strict managerial control with minimal employee participation, and average union presence. Data also reveal the existence of an additional model: the “public-in-transition†model, featuring a mixed HRM focus that is part individual and part collective; moreover, workplaces feature a high and varied union presence and autonomous work groups. Overall findings indicate a dual movement of socio-productive models: the development of the Toyotist model occurred mainly between 1992 and 1998 for some workplaces whereas for others, such as those aging or becoming privatized, there was a shift to the neo-Taylorist model for the period 1998–2004. Date: 2011 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:64:y:2011:i:4:p:786-817 DOI: 10.1177/001979391106400408 Access Statistics for this article More articles in ILR Review from Cornell University, ILR School |
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