Management of change: Lessons learned from staff reductions in the chemical process industry

Safety Science

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 769-789

  Zwetsloot, Gerard I J M ^a,b   Gort, Johan ^a   Steijger, Niek ^a   Moonen, Cyril ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Management of change; Productivity; Safety management; Staffing arrangements; Unintended consequences

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL PLANTS; COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; PRODUCTIVITY;

MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STAFFING ARRANGEMENTS; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPETENCE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROLYSIS; ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 34347232720     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2006.08.028     Document Type: Article

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