Six Sigma implementation, organisational change and the impact on performance measurement systems

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-68

  Rajamanoharan, Indra Devi ^a   Collier, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business process change model; Performance measurement systems; Role of accountants; Six sigma implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646724855     PISSN: 14792494     EISSN: 14792753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2006.009369     Document Type: Article

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