This article addresses the implementation of lean production techniques in the Romanian subsidiary of a second-tier automotive supplier. Given the liberal institutional environment of the host country, the company anticipated a smooth transfer of lean production practices. However, the findings show that a host country’s economic dependence can be detrimental to the transfer of practices from the home country. The combination of low-complexity production and work intensification led to depressed employee motivation and frequent conflicts. These can be attributed to a mismatch between work organization and national economic profile, which suggests incompatibility between low-wage, low-complexity strategies and Japanese organizational models.

本文介绍了精益生产技术在二线汽车供应商的罗马尼亚子公司中的实施情况。鉴于东道国的制度环境宽松，该公司期望精益生产实践的顺利过渡。但是，调查结果表明，东道国对经济的依赖可能不利于从本国转移做法。低复杂度的生产和工作密集型的结合导致员工动力低落和频繁发生冲突。这些可以归因于工作组织和国民经济状况之间的不匹配，这表明低工资，低复杂度的策略与日本组织模式之间不兼容。