Manufacturing workers: exploring the ability to change

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-267

  Smith, Alan D ^a  

^a ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chaos and complexity theories; empirical study; manufacturing workers; motivational pay; resistance to change; SME; strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544439227     PISSN: 14684330     EISSN: 17418127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMED.2004.004524     Document Type: Article

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