Internal lean practices and performance: The role of technological turbulence

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 157-171

  Chavez, Roberto ^a   Yu, Wantao ^b   Jacobs, Mark ^c   Fynes, Brian ^d   Wiengarten, Frank ^e   Lecuna, Antonio ^f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Customer relationship; Operational performance; Organizational performance; Supplier partnership; Technological turbulence

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURE; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; SUPPLIER PARTNERSHIP; TECHNOLOGICAL TURBULENCES;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 84920516850     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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