Understanding factors for benchmarking adoption: New evidence from Malaysia

Benchmarking: An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 548-565

  Pin Lee, Yean ^a   Zailani, Suhaiza ^a   Lin Soh, Keng ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747090863     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770610690401     Document Type: Article

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