Dynamic capabilities: Top executive audits and hoshin kanri at Nissan South Africa

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 540-561

  Witcher, Barry J ^a   Chau, Vinh Sum ^a   Harding, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b TriQ Cooperation Business Development   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Competences; Executive functions; Hoshin Kanri; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 43849086636     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570810875359     Document Type: Article

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