Re-thinking the foundations of the strategic business process

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-76

  French, Steven ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business process re engineering; Critical management; Self adjusting control systems; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 59949097623     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710910923863     Document Type: Review

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