Job satisfaction and quality management: An empirical analysis

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 308-328

  de Menezes, Lilian M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; High involvement management; Job enrichment; Job satisfaction; Quality management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856785269     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571211212592     Document Type: Article

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