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Business process re-engineering in SMEs: current evidence

✍ Scribed by Lih-Jen Chang; Philip Powell

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 310 KB
Volume: 5
Category: Article
ISSN: 1092-4604
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1441(199812)5:4<264::aid-kpm29>3.0.co;2-q

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✦ Synopsis

There is a growing literature on business process re-engineering (BPR) principles and prospects, yet there is little empirical research evaluating the success or failure of BPR initiatives. This is especially so in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) where the potential for BPR benefit may differ significantly from that in their larger counterparts. This paper presents a model of BPR use in SMEs and operationalizes the model to investigate the BPR experiences of a set of Taiwanese firms. This gives insight into current BPR activities and perceptions in SMEs.

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