Path dependence, initial conditions, and routines in organizations: The Toyota production system re-examined

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-72

  Van Driel, Hugo ^a   Dolfsma, Wilfred ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical path analysis; Manufacturing systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849147529     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810910933906     Document Type: Article

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