The association between benchmarking and organizational performance: An empirical investigation

Managerial Finance

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 13-33

  Maiga, Adam S ^a   Jacobs, Fred A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive benchmarking; Organizational effectiveness; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144433291     PISSN: 03074358     EISSN: 17587743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074350410769209     Document Type: Article

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