한국형 일터혁신 모델의 진화-엘지전자 창원공장의 자동화와 정보화를 중심으로

Key subjects of the workplace labor relations are whether the workplace innovation (WI) model can be verified qualitatively and how the model deal with recent rapid technical change. Changwon No. 2 factory case of LG Electronics is analyzed from the standpoint of its sustainability of WI practices and schemes, which has been considered as the Korean representative WI model along with Yuhan Kimberly case. And Changwon No. 1 factory case is also explored because it was recently designated as a lighthouse factory by World Economic Forum. As a result, it is confirmed that the workplace innovation in LGE develops while it consists of participative work organization, high commitment HRM, high skill HRD and cooperative labor relations, which is different from other stagnant domestic and foreign WI models. Furthermore, the construction of smart factory in LGE is not characterized by its skill negligence or labor exclusion, but by its balance between human labor and advanced technology with the contribution of skilled workers. This kind of evolution in LGE workplace innovation model goes the other way from Toyota that LGE has emulated for a long time, which means it intensifies the Korean style workplace innovation.