Management divided /

One of the central dynamics shaping organizations today is a contradiction managers face between ensuring workforce discipline and harnessing worker creativity. In manufacturing, global best practice includes lean production with substantive worker empowerment; cross-training in enlarged tasks and i...

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Main Author: Vidal, Matt (Author)
Other Authors: Beyer, Tom (Narrator)
Format: Audio eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Ascent Audio, 2022.
Edition:[First edition].
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