Preparing managers for the “hi-speed” company: The case of Alcatel (university), Belgium

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 624-638

  Vloeberghs, Daniël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Core competencies; Cycle time reduction; International business; Management development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986159899     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005636     Document Type: Article

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