An empirical investigation of the antecedents and consequences of manufacturing goal achievement in North American, European and Pan Pacific firms

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 159-176

  Narasimhan, Ram ^a   Jayaram, Jayanth ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical research; International issues; Operations strategy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MANUFACTURE; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES; MANUFACTURING GOAL ACHIEVEMENT;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 0032067774     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6963(97)00036-3     Document Type: Article

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