Industry characteristics and productivity measurement systems - An empirical investigation in New Zealand-based manufacturing organisations

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1278-1292

  Hoque, Zahirul ^a   Falk, Haim ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Manufacturing; Measurement; New Zealand; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543126510     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570010348253     Document Type: Article

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