Business process re-engineering: Experiences in R&D

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-178

  Brockhoff, Klaus K ^a   Koch, Grit ^b   Pearson, Alan W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b BERTELSMANN STIFTUNG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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CHEMICALS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

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EID: 0031465098     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537329708524277     Document Type: Article

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