Training and empowerment improve performance: A case study

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 90-102

  Sykes, Geoff ^a   Simpson, Mike ^b   Shipley, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Eurotec Fibre Optics Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

EMPOWERMENT; TEAMWORKING;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030672716     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069710165774     Document Type: Article

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