Fitness map: A classification of internal strategic fit in service organisations

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 991-1021

  Hill, Alex ^a   Cuthbertson, Richard ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business performance; Operations strategy; Organizational performance; Service operations; Strategic alignment; Strategic fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052429860     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571111165857     Document Type: Article

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