Welfare service system productivity: The concept and its application

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-141

  Lönnqvist, Antti ^a   Laihonen, Harri ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Productivity capacity; Productivity management; Public services; Service system productivity; Welfare services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855767041     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410401211194644     Document Type: Article

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