Diversity at Kaizen Motors

Darina Lepadatu is associate director of the Ph.D. program in international conflict management and assistant professor of sociology at Kennesaw State University, Atlanta. She holds a BA degree in sociology, a master's degree in management of non-profit organizations from University of Bucharest, Romania, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Kentucky. She is currently working on an NSF grant on the maturing of lean production with her co-author. Thomas Janoski received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley. He has taught at both the University of California and Duke University and is now a professor at the University of Kentucky. He recently published The Ironies of Citizenship and is currently working on The Vortex of Labor: The Global Divisions of Work and Investment.

• Part 1 Tables and Figures Part 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Bringing Diversity to Teams in Japanese Transplants Chapter 4 Welcome to Kaizen Motors! Chapter 5 Queens of the Line: Gender and Identity in Teams Chapter 6 Sexual Attraction on the Line: Family, Affairs and Team Intensification Chapter 7 The Color Line: Race and Identity in Teams Chapter 8 The Aging Gurus and Young Gung-hoes Chapter 9 The Underdogs: Temporary Workers and Team Degradation Chapter 10 Conclusion Part 11 Appendix 1: Interviewer's Guide Part 12 Appendix 2: Methodology and Data Collection Part 13 References Part 14 Notes Part 15 Index Part 16 About the Authors