Leon Grunberg, Professor and Chair, Comparative Sociology
Latest Publication: Turbulence
Turbulence investigates the experiences at all levels of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) during 10 years of dramatic organizational change. Workers and managers contended with repeated downsizing, shifting corporate culture, new roles for women, outsourcing, mergers, lean production, and rampant technological change. Boeing employees’ experience holds lessons for other employees, the leaders of firms determined to thrive in an era of growing global competition, and public officials concerned about American workers and companies.
More InformationRead the latest reviews for Turbulence: Boeing and the State of American Workers and Managers
". . . a meticulous and illuminating case study of the nation's largest manufacturing exporter... Required reading for anyone at a major American corporation, especially in top management"--The New York Times
"a must read. . . well-written and show[ing] a firm grasp of both the aviation business and the competitive forces pushing Boeing management to act as they did."--The Seattle Times
- View my complete curriculum vitae.
- Read my contribution to Sociologists in a Global Age
- Research and publications on workplace democracy and on the effects of corporate restructuring on employees (the latter conducted with collaborators)
