Delivering the "learning factory"?: Evidence on HR roles in contemporary manufacturing

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 385-395

  Barton, Harry ^a,c,d   Delbridge, Rick ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ESRC/EPSRC   (United Kingdom)

^d Sunningdale Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Human resource strategies; Learning organizations; Line managers; Manufacturing systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745306436     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590610677935     Document Type: Article

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