Self-assessment of excellence: An application of the evidential reasoning approach

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 3789-3812

  Yang, J B ^a   Dale, B G ^a   Siow, C H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONNEL; EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EVIDENTIAL REASONING; MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE DECISION-MAKING; PEOPLE MANAGEMENT; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 0035841888     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540110069078     Document Type: Article

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