Increasing calculation consistency and reducing calculation time using Six Sigma: A case study of salary determination in an institution of higher education

International Journal of Services and Standards

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-134

  Utecht, Kathleen M ^a   Jenicke, Lawrence O ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Human resource management; Services; Six Sigma; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849083445     PISSN: 17408849     EISSN: 17408857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSS.2009.027219     Document Type: Article

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