Social capital, a theory for operations management: A systematic review of the evidence

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 7081-7099

  Matthews, Rupert L ^a   Marzec, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

operations management theory; social capital; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONTEXTUAL FACTORS; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84868681908     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.617395     Document Type: Article

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