Dynamic approach to human resources planning for major professional companies with a peak-wise demand

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1255-1271

  Hwang, Nen Chen Richard ^a,b   Kogan, Konstantin ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; PERSONNEL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0242364622     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020754021000037847     Document Type: Article

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