Interpretive structural modelling of factors for improving competitiveness of SMEs

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-440

  Singh, Rajesh K ^a   Garg, Suresh K ^a   Deshmukh, S G ^b  

^a DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Globalisation of markets; Small and Medium Enterprises; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548217630     PISSN: 17466474     EISSN: 17466482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2007.013336     Document Type: Review

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