Sustainable development of a suggestion system: Factors influencing improvement activities in a confectionary company

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-94

  Rapp, Cecilia ^a   Eklund, Jörgen ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL;

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT; SUGGESTION SYSTEM; SWEDISH PRODUCTION COMPANY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33846036400     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20064     Document Type: Article

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