Restructuring of automotive supply-chains: The role of workforce skills in Germany and Britain

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-410

  Mason, Geoff ^a   Wagner, Karin ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b und Wirtschaft Berlin   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automotive components; Skills; Supply chains

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; MARKETING; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL TRAINING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS; SKILLS; SUPPLY-CHAINS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET) SYSTEMS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 31544464613     PISSN: 14709511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2005.008582     Document Type: Article

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