Japanization on the shopfloor

Employee Relations

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 248-260

  Oliver, Nick ^a   Delbridge, Rick ^b   Lowe, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986160664     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425459810228315     Document Type: Article

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