New organisation structures for global business: An empirical study

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 18, Issue 9-10, 1998, Pages 896-923

  Wright, D T ^a   Burns, N D ^b  

^a Woking   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BPR; Information technology; Organizational structure; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032354269     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579810225513     Document Type: Review

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