Work system design to improve the economic performance of the firm

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 432-446

  Maxwell, James R ^a  

^a ASHLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job design; Job enlargement; Multiskilling; Performance management; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349084638     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150810876715     Document Type: Article

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