The effects of new technology adoption on employee skills in the prosthetics profession

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 6461-6478

  Wagner, H ^a   Dainty, A ^a   Hague, R ^a   Tuck, C ^a   Ong, M H ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job characteristics model; Prosthetics; Rapid manufacturing; Skills

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; JOB SATISFACTION; MANUFACTURE; TECHNOLOGY;

CRAFT SKILLS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; EMPLOYEE SKILLS; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; JOB CHARACTERISTICS MODEL; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PROSTHETIC SOCKETS; RAPID MANUFACTURING; SKILL REQUIREMENTS; SKILLS; TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING;

PROSTHETICS;

EID: 53349160484     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540701432623     Document Type: Article

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