Modeling strategic performance factors for effective strategy execution

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 554-582

  Srivastava, Amit Kumar ^a   Sushil, ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Organizations; Performance management; Strategic customer factors; Strategic enterprise factors; Strategic performance factors; Strategy execution; TISM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879704408     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-11-2012-0121     Document Type: Article

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