The manager's guide to benchmarking : essential skills for the new competitive-cooperative economy /
Jerome P. Finnigan.
- San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 1996.
- xxii, 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.
- The Jossey-Bass business & management series .
- Jossey-Bass business & management series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-223) and index.
Introduction: Competitive intelligence in the New Economy: The uses and benefits of benchmarking -- Part One: The benchmarking process -- Doing it right: The models, methods, and processes of successful benchmarking -- Phase One: Establishing the study plan -- Phase Two: Conducting the study -- Phase Three: Analyzing the data -- Phase Four: Internalizing the results and closing the gap with the competition -- Part Two: The long-term payoffs of benchmarking -- Organizational effectiveness: Achieving breakthrough change through simplified processes -- Strategies for the future: Key competencies for the new economy.