Do popular management techniques improve performance?: Evidence from large businesses in Turkey

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 660-677

  Işeri Say, Arzu ^a   Toker, Ayşegül ^a   Kantur, Deniz ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Management techniques; Organizational performance; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 48549100030     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710810883580     Document Type: Article

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