Technology, teams and theories of the firm

Human Systems Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-112

  Conti, Robert F ^a,c,d,e,f   Warner, Malcolm ^b,g  

^a Bryant College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f Follett Corporation   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business Process Re engineering; Hierarchy; Just in Time; Learning organization; Manufacturing systems; Teams; Technology; Theories of the Firm

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347597373     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/hsm-1996-15203     Document Type: Article

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