Tools and abilities for continuous improvement: What are the drivers of performance?

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 348-365

  Corso, Mariano ^a   Giacobbe, Andrea ^a   Martini, Antonella ^b   Pellegrini, Luisa ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CI tools and abilities; Continuous Improvement (CI); Performance

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PERSONNEL;

ABILITY DEVELOPMENT; ABILITY PERFORMANCE; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT (CI);

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847029990     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2007.012268     Document Type: Article

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