Benchmarking as an enabler of business excellence in the South African financial sector

Benchmarking

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-72

  Vermeulen, W ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Best practice; Financial sector; South Africa

Indexed keywords

JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS;

FINANCIAL SECTORS;

BENCHMARKING;

EID: 0242333155     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770310457557     Document Type: Article

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