Development in the learning factory: training human capital
Harry Barton
(Cardiff Business School, Cardiff, Wales)
Rick Delbridge
(Cardiff Business School, Cardiff, Wales)
3996
Abstract
Examines innovation, labour and human resource management in contemporary manufacturing. Case study data are presented from automotive plants in the USA and the UK. Reports on the human resource practices in use and considers the relationship with the plants’ manufacturing and innovation activities. In particular, focuses on current developments in the roles of employees and their training and development implications.
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Citation
Barton, H. and Delbridge, R. (2001), "Development in the learning factory: training human capital", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 25 No. 9, pp. 465-472. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590110410313
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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