The effects of self-managed and closely managed teams on labor productivity and product quality: An empirical analysis of a cross-section of establishments

Industrial Relations

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 659-697

  Devaro, Jed ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 51949091644     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: 1468232X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2008.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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