Understanding decision making in organizations to focus its practices where it matters

Measuring Business Excellence

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-45

  Michel, Lukas ^a  

^a i3 Performance Solutions ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision making; Management techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947503365     PISSN: 13683047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13683040710740916     Document Type: Article

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