This research analyzed the human resource management systems of Japanese automakers Toyota and Nissan at their UK production plants. It found that while the companies tried to implement their original Japanese practices internally, their production management systems were not fully successful due to organizational differences from their home operations in Japan. The researchers interviewed workers and managers at the companies' UK and Japan plants to understand differences between the countries in implementing lean production principles.

1. A case study of Japanese multinational companies in the UK Researched by: Dipak R. Basu & Victoria Miroshnik Nagasaki University, Japan Presented by: Muhammad Hassan