Creative tension in a lean work environment: Implications for logistics firms and workers

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 157-164

  De Haan, J ^a   Naus, F ^a   Overboom, M ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Creative tension; Lean production; Personorganization fit; Worker well being

Indexed keywords

ADDED VALUES; COST CONTROLS; CREATIVE TENSION; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; LEAN PRODUCTION; LOGISTICS FIRM; LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDER; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS; PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT; PROFIT MARGIN; WORK ENVIRONMENTS; WORKER WELL-BEING;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; PROFITABILITY;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84858077644     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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