Editorial: Benchmarking: Information and communication technologies

Benchmarking: An International Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 312-324

  Alshawi, Sarmad ^a   Irani, Zahir ^a   Baldwin, Lynne ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Information management; Technology led strategy

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

HUMAN ASPECTS;

BENCHMARKING;

EID: 0242269893     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770310484953     Document Type: Review

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