Understanding business process management: Implications for theory and practice

British Journal of Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 491-507

  Smart, P A ^a   Maddern, H ^a   Maull, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 73849085629     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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