The use and effectiveness of benchmarking in SMEs

Benchmarking: An International Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 212-222

  Cassell, Catherine ^a   Nadin, Sara ^a   Older Gray, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Measurement; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986159813     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005624     Document Type: Article

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