Strategic and HRM aspects of kaizen: A case study

New Technology, Work and Employment

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 108-122

  Malloch, Hedley ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION; JAPANESE APPROACH; KAIZEN;

UK;

EID: 0031431906     PISSN: 02681072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-005X.00028     Document Type: Article

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