Employee commitment to the implementation of flexible manufacturing systems
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
ISSN: 0144-3577
Article publication date: 1 July 1996
Abstract
Empirically examines the factors contributing to employee commitment in the implementation of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), a class of highly automated manufacturing systems. Identifies and categorizes a number of employee commitment elements from diverse disciplines into five factors, using a confirmatory factor analysis approach. A linear regression analysis was performed with the perceived level of employee commitment to FMS implementation as the dependent variable and five factors including educational opportunity, job discretion, management support, job security, and financial incentives as the explanatory variables. In the regression analysis, the educational opportunity factor entered the model, suggesting that it is a significant factor constituting employee commitment for successful FMS implementation.
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Citation
Chen, I., Gupta, A. and Chung, C. (1996), "Employee commitment to the implementation of flexible manufacturing systems", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 16 No. 7, pp. 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610119126
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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