An analysis of job dissatisfaction and turnover to reduce global supply chain risk: Evidence from China

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-184

  Jiang, Bin ^a   Baker, Revenor C ^b   Frazier, Gregory V ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Global operations; Human resource operations interface; Questionnaires surveys interviews; Supply management

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; JOB SATISFACTION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

GLOBAL OPERATIONS; GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS; HUMAN RESOURCE/OPERATIONS INTERFACE; INDUSTRIAL ZONES; LOCAL SUPPLIERS; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES; QUESTIONNAIRES/SURVEYS/INTERVIEWS; ROOT CAUSE; SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS; SUPPLY MANAGEMENT; TURNOVER RATES;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 61849150611     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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