OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CONNECT AC
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Author: Stevenson
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Chapter 7, Problem 17P
Summary Introduction
To design: A
Introduction: The amount of the dependency on human effort by an organization in terms of achieving its goals is given by the work design. It is directly linked to the productivity of an organization where good work design helps in achieving high productivity.
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