Lean production and quality commitment: A comparative study of two Korean auto firms

Personnel Review

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-25

  Lee, Jiman ^a   Peccei, Riccardo ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Job satisfaction; Korea; Lean production; Loyalty schemes; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949033154     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480810839941     Document Type: Article

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