A holistic approach to the productivity paradox

Human Systems Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-97

  Wigblad, Rune ^a,d   Lewer, John ^b   Hansson, Magnus ^c,e  

^a DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Department of Engineering Management ^*  (Sweden)

^e Centre of Empirical Research on Organizational Control(CEROC)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Closedown; Cybernetics; Downsizing; Industrial relations; Productivity

Indexed keywords

LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; PRIVATE SECTORS; PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS;

CYBERNETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TESTING; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS;

EID: 34547178924     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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