Promoting business excellence at local level: The case of Guangdong Province, China

Measuring Business Excellence

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 19-34

  Barbieri, Elisa ^a   Sarcina, Angela ^b,c   Bazzucchi, Lucia ^b   Di Tommaso, Marco R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; County level; Development zones; Guangdong; Industrial output; Industrial performance; Local industrial policy; Local performances; Specialized towns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878870943     PISSN: 13683047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13683041311329410     Document Type: Article

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