Innovation in work practices: A practice perspective

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1298-1317

  Thompson, Marc ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aerospace; High performance; Innovation in work practices; Management activity; Production context; Social embeddedness; Social practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548403322     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190701393855     Document Type: Article

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