TY - JOUR AB - This article considers employment policy and labour relations in three Japanese manufacturing enterprises in north‐east England. In each case, the author discusses a number of features, namely, the decision of the company to locate in the north‐east, union recognition, workforce flexibility, and industrial relations. VL - 11 IS - 2 SN - 0142-5455 DO - 10.1108/EUM0000000001015 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001015 AU - Hague Rod PY - 1989 Y1 - 1989/01/01 TI - Japanising Geordie‐land? T2 - Employee Relations PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 3 EP - 16 Y2 - 2021/03/07 ER -