Operations research/management science tools for integrating people with disabilities into employment. A study on Valencia's Sheltered Work Centres for Disabled

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 457-473

  Miralles, Cristóbal ^a   Marin Garcia, Juan A ^a   Ferrus, Gabriel ^a   Costa, Alysson M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Disabled workers; Operations management

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755142154     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3995.2009.00727.x     Document Type: Article

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