Determinants of Employee Involvement Practices in Manufacturing Enterprises

Total Quality Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 95-109

  Pun, K F ^a   Chin, K S ^b   Gill, R ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0442295618     PISSN: 09544127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544120020010129     Document Type: Article

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