The sustainability of teamwork under changing circumstances: The case of Volvo-Ghent

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 773-786

  Van Hootegem, Geert ^a   Huys, Rik ^b   Delarue, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b University of Leuven   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Belgium; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444287220     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570410548211     Document Type: Review

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