A real options model for workforce cross-training

Engineering Economist

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-116

  Nembhard, David A ^a   Nembhard, Harriet Black ^a   Qin, Ruwen ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPETITION; INVESTMENTS; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC POLICY;

CASH FLOW; CROSS-TRAINING POLICY; LABOR DYNAMICS; PRODUCT DYNAMICS;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 22444440039     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137910590949850     Document Type: Review

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