Differences in manufacturing strategy decisions between Japanese and Western manufacturing plants: The role of strategic time orientation

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 147-158

  Voss, Chris ^a   Blackmon, Kate ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empirical research; International issues; Operations strategy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MANUFACTURE; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL ISSUES; STRATEGIC TIME ORIENTATION;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 0032064038     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6963(97)00034-x     Document Type: Article

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