Benchmarking best practice in SMEs for growth

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 234-254

  Barclay, Ian ^a,b   Porter, Keith ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Merseyside SME Development Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Best practice; Business growth; Case study; Self assessment; Small medium size enterprises; SMEs

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

BEST PRACTISE; BUSINESS GROWTH; CASE STUDY; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SMALL/MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISES; SMES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 31144444511     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2006.008313     Document Type: Article

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