Using the DEMATEL model to explore the job satisfaction of research and development professionals in china's photovoltaic cell industry

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 81, Issue , 2018, Pages 62-68

  Tsai, Sang Bing ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CIVIL AVIATION UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c FOSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; DEMATEL model; High tech industry; Job satisfaction; Photovoltaic cell; R D personnel; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DECISION-MAKING TRIAL AND EVALUATION LABORATORY MODEL; DECISIONS MAKINGS; HIGH TECH INDUSTRY; HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; LABORATORY MODELS; MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PERSONNEL;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 85024899268     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.07.014     Document Type: Review

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