A relational model of how high-performance work systems work

Organization Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 490-506

  Gittell, Jody Hoffer ^a   Seidner, Rob ^b   Wimbush, Julian ^c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

High performance work systems; Patient care; Relational coordination

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957012484     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1090.0446     Document Type: Article

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