Exploring process management: Are there any widespread models and definitions?

TQM Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-215

  Palmberg, Klara ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Literature; Organizations; Process management; Quality concepts

Indexed keywords

COMMON MODELS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONTEMPORARY MODELS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; IN-PROCESS; LITERATURE; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANAGEMENT TRENDS; ORGANIZATIONS; PROCESS MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONCEPTS; SINGLE PROCESS; STRATEGIC LEVEL; SYSTEM MANAGEMENT;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

MANAGEMENT;

EID: 66749151979     PISSN: 17542731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542730910938182     Document Type: Article

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