CI practice in Spain: Its role as a strategic tool for the firm. Empirical evidence from the CINet survey analysis

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 332-347

  Albors, José ^a   Hervás, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuous Improvement (CI); Motivation; Strategy

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; DATA REDUCTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTIVATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT (CI); FACTOR ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION STRUCTURES;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 33847024947     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2007.012267     Document Type: Article

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