Cross-National Appropriation of Work Systems: Japanese Firms in the UK

The diffusion of work processes across countries through foreign direct investment and technological collaborations is an increasingly important practice in today's global economy. Ayse Saka explores this process both by focusing on the role of actors in appropriating different ways of operating and by examining the effects of the institutional environment in the host country.

The author uses the example of Japanese firms operating in the UK to explore how the diffusion of work systems occu...