Work at the Uddevalla Volvo plant from the perspective of the demand-control model

Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 435-440

  Lottridge, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assembly work; Automotive industry; Demand control model; Parallel flow; Psychosocial effects; Uddevalla Volvo plant

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; HEALTH; JOB ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRAIN;

ASSEMBLY WORK; DEMAND-CONTROL MODEL; PARALLEL FLOW; PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS; UDDEVALLA VOLVO PLANT;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 7044271103     PISSN: 02704676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0270467604268906     Document Type: Review

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