A Knowledge Framework Underlying Process Management

Decision Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 689-719

  Linderman, Kevin ^a   Schroeder, Roger G ^a   Sanders, Janine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Knowledge creation; Process Management System; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649570404     PISSN: 00117315     EISSN: 15405915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.2010.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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