Longitudinal research into factors of high performance: The follow-up case of Nabil Bank

Measuring Business Excellence

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-19

  de Waal, André ^a   Frijns, Miriam ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Banking; Company performance; Competitive advantage; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952806951     PISSN: 13683047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13683041111113213     Document Type: Article

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