One might be easily tempted to question the managerial decisions of South Korean car makers on their recent abolition of overnight working yet in other rich countries in Europe and North America, overnight working is making a come back. Historically, in most developed countries, night shifts in manufacturing industries was banned as it was seen to go against the code of ethics by overworking workers. However, consultant Andrew Bergbaum, and others may agree that a night shift is better off than unemployment despite the fact that South Korean car plants like Kia and Hyundai have agreed to their workers demand and eradicated nightly duty. This is probably because South Korea has dived into the waters of developed worlds and as a result, the employees feel that they have better job security than before.
As South Korean car plants’ managerial decisions continue to embrace core values of fair play, their overseas plants are still burning their midnight oil in order to keep up with competitors like BMW and JLR ( The Economist). This is definitely a good strategy because the idea is embraced in America where their night shift runs have increased to 40% for a mere 9% as stated in the Economist.
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