Increasing productivity in global firms: The CEO challenge

Journal of International Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-272

  Mefford, Robert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Lean production; New productivity paradigm; Productivity; Quality; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049131210     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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