Missing links: Production structures and quality of working life in the clothing industry
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
ISSN: 0144-3577
Article publication date: 1 December 1998
Abstract
The Dutch version of sociotechnical systems design called “modern sociotechnology” stresses that the quality of working life is dependent on the choice for a certain “production structure”, i.e. the physical layout of operations. Two propositions about this relationship are derived from modern sociotechnology, and tested on a sample of Dutch textile companies. No empirical support is found for the propositions. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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Citation
Dhondt, S. and Benders, J. (1998), "Missing links: Production structures and quality of working life in the clothing industry", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 18 No. 12, pp. 1189-1204. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810236629
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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