Best practice transfer for future competitiveness

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Best practice transfer for future competitiveness: A study of best practices
Yasar F Jarrar, Mohamed Zairi. Total Quality Management. Abingdon: Jul 2000. Vol. 11, Iss. 4-6; pg. S734, 7 pgs


Abstract (Summary) Benchmarking or best practice management is increasingly being recognized as a powerful performance improvement effort for processes, business units, and for entire corporations. It is a catch-phrase among executives of learning organizations and those at the frontier of operational excellence.
Well-run companies and market leaders alike cannot afford to ignore this emerging discipline if they want to remain leaders in their respective markets. However, there are many issues that organizations are wrestling with when it comes to the effective adoption and transfer of best practices.