This book comprehensively and systematically explores the basic theory of industrial culture, putting forward its system structure, expounding its evolution history, unearthing its functional value, and analyzing industrial soft power, industrial spirit, national resources, national industrial images, and industrial culture as an industry. With an aim to reveal the complex relationship between industrial culture and economic development, it has provided new concepts, visions, and paths for industrial development in terms of industrial quality, efficiency, and upgrading.
Part I Fundamental Concepts
Modern Industry and Society.- Driving force of social development.-
Industrialization and industrial revolution.- Evolution of human society.-
Definition of Industrial Culture.- Denotation of industrial culture.- Status
and essence.- Properties of industrial culture.- Attributes of industrial
culture.- Scope of industrial culture.- Creators and carriers.- Types of
industrial culture.- Structure of industrial culture.- Vertical and
horizontal Framework.- Advancedness of Industrial Culture.- Defining
advancedness.- Dynamic advancedness of industrial culture.- Effects of
advanced industrial culture.- Beauty in Industry.- Natural and artificial
beauty.- Industrial Aesthetics.- Beauty of industrial workflow.- Industrially
aesthetical types.- Evolution History.- Origin and spread of industrial
culture.- Ancient handicraft industry.- Modern machine industry.-
Evolutionary Dynamics.- Conditions and paths of dissemination.- Laws of
Propagation.- Development Regularity of Industrial Culture.- Heritage and
Innovation.- Conflict and Adaptation.- Acculturation and Integration.- Loss
and Self-consciousness.- Quantitative and Qualitative Changes.- Concentration
and Periphery.- Technological Development and Cultural Evolution.- Technology
and Cultural Analysis.- Cultural Experienceand Communication.- Revolution in
Human Expression.- Industrial Culture and Industrial Revolution.- Industrial
Revolution and human development.- Evolution of the world's industrial
centers.- Cultural evolution in industrial Revolutions.- Industrial
revolution fueled by industrial culture.- Industrial Culture and Regional
Development.- Productivity, production relations and industrial culture.-
Influence of Cultural style on manufacturing.- Influence of industrial
culture on regional economic subjects.- Influence of industrial culture on
regional economic objects.- Industrial culture promising regional
development.- Spillover Effect of Industrial Culture.- Spillover Effect.-
Assembly Line Production and Assembly Line Culture Spillover.- Lean
Production and Lean Cultural Spillover.- Service-oriented Manufacturing and
Service Culture Spillover.- Philosophy of Industrial Culture.- Industrial
philosophy.- Industrial views.- Philosophical issues in industry.-
Philosophical examination of industrial process.- Industrial thinking.- Core
Values of Industrial Culture.- Industrial culture function.- Role of
industrial culture.- Industrial values and characteristics.- Industrial
Ethics.- Ethical dilemmas in industrial society.- Ethical failure of new
technologies.- Ethical failures in R&D and Production.- Ethical failures in
management.- Ethical failures in sales and service.- Industrial Spirit.-
Industrial spirit connotation.- Spirit of innovation.- Spirit of
craftsmanship.- Spirit of integrity.- Spirit of collaboration.- Spirit of
Model Workers.- Entrepreneurship.- Industrial Soft Power.- Soft power and
hard power.- Operational Model.- Industrial and Corporate Soft Power.- Part
IV Industry and Culture.- Cultural Roots of Industrial Countries.- The United
Kingdom.- Germany.- The United States.- Japan.- The Joseph Needham Problem.-
Work Mechanism of Culture in Industry.- Mechanisms of action to promote
industrial development.- Supporting mechanism of material culture in
industry.- Mechanism of institutional culture to guarantee industry.- The
leading mechanism of spiritual culture in industry.- National Industrial
Culture.- National industrial system.- National industrial culture
resources.- National industrial image.- Industrial Culture as an Industry.-
Industrial heritage.- Industrial museums.- Industrial tourism.- Arts and
crafts.- Industrial design.- Quality and branding.- Industrial literature and
art.- Industrial culture education.- New industrial culture.- Types of
Industrial Culture.- Automobile culture.- Aviation culture.- Network
culture.- Film and Television Culture.- Corporate culture and group culture.-
Corporate culture.- Industrial group culture.- Case of corporate culture in
typical countries.- Cultural Pricing of Products.- Analysis of the
motivations of culture-based pricing.- Cultural factors affecting
pricing.- Theoretical framework of cultural pricing of products.- Value
enhancement mechanism and cultural premium space.- Part V Cases of Industrial
Culture.- Industrial Heritage of Ironbridge Gorge.- Origin of Industrial
Heritage.- Industrial Heritage Values.- Museum Cluster Conservation and
Utilization Model.- Section 4 Industrial Tourism Resorts.- Paris Air Show.-
Aviation science and technology display and exchange.- Industrial science and
popular entertainment.- National industry image and corporate brand
display.- Red Dot Design Award.- Most influential industrial design
award.- Selection and promotion model.- Enhancement of German industry.-
Culture of Innovation in Silicon Valley.- Rise of Silicon Valley in the
United States.- Innovative center shaped by culture.- Innovative culture in
Silicon Valley.- Japanese Artisan Culture.- Thirty Rules for Craftsmen in
Akiyama School.- Integrating craftsmanship into professional
conducts.- Craftsmanship in Automobile Industry.- Spirit of Chinese
Industry.- Daqing Spirit.-Constitution of Anshan Iron and Steel
Group.- Spirit of manned spaceflight.- Spirit of lunar exploration.- Spirit
of Beidou in the New Era.- Construction of Chinese Enterprise Teams.- Mengtai
WorkMethod.- Hao Jianxiu Work Method.- Zhao Mengtao group.- Ni Zhifu
Drill.- Iron Man Wang Jinxi.- Tang Jianping Team.- Xue Ying Team.- Miao
Jianyin Team.- Epilogue.- References.
Yan Cheng, associate professor of Chengdu University of Technology. She once taught Chinese in a British school for one year. With over 10 years of expertise in English-Chinese bilingual translation, she has translated more than 1.2 million words. She served as copyeditor of the English edition Social Work for Poverty Alleviation, published by Springer in 2024. Her translated publications also include Journey of the Pink Dolphins and The Rising Sea. Holding an MA in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (Translation Studies), she is a repeated winner of the Tianfu Translation Award. Yao Zhou, MTI student of Chengdu University of Technology. She is a recipient of a multiple university-level and professional scholarships, with experience in English teaching and translation. She has participated in a number of translation projects and foreign language corpus construction research. With extensive volunteer experience, including providing English translation services for international conferences and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival, she has demonstrated comprehensive competencies with particular strengths in communication, organization, and critical thinking.
