Strategic profiling: A visual representation of internal strategic fit in service organisations

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1333-1361

  Hill, Alex ^a   Brown, Steve ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Operations management; Service industries; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748956851     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570710835642     Document Type: Article

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