A Comparative Study of Shopfloor at Toyota and Nissan : forcusing on the Foremen

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19730329
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Sociology
Research Institution	Gifu University
Principal Investigator	RYOJI Ihara Gifu University, 地域科学部, 准教授 (60377695)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help	¥880,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000) Fiscal Year 2007: ¥100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000)
Keywords	トヨタ / 日産 / 自動車産業 / 労働現場 / 職場文化 / 統合 / 力学 / 職場
Research Abstract	It is well known that Toyota's workplace is closely and meticulously integrated into the management. But there is no comparative study of shopfloor in Japanese companies. This project is to make research and compare management control processes and patterns of foremen's mentality and behavior at Toyota and Nissan. It is true that Toyota's managerial control is of deep penetration of workplace. But it is not only by institutions specific to Toyota but also by culture unique to it. And the disorder and disturbance that were probably related to quality problems were also observed in manufacturing plants in Toyota.