The global implementation of the "winner's competitive cycle"

Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-154

  Slater, Stephanie ^a   Paliwoda, Stanley ^b   Slater, Jim ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Continuous improvement; Culture; Japan

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052725703     PISSN: 17574323     EISSN: 17574331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17574320910989096     Document Type: Article

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