Aims to carry out generic benchmarking within a group of SMEs involved in applying the business excellence model as part of TQM improvement initiatives. Examines how generic benchmarking enables business excellence to be developed in the organisations. A lot of existing studies on business...

This paper succinctly critiques the benchmarking literature and the performance measurement literature in regards to the novel concept of lead benchmarking as a possible means of achieving increased radical and innovative transformation in organizations. For the purposes of the paper, a working...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the theoretical understanding and practical application of lead benchmarking and performance measurement as a way to achieve organisational change. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines a theory building/theory testing approach....

Business functions and business processes are two constructs that have emerged as key elements of the Reengineering and Benchmarking discourses. Historically there has been an implied dichotomy between functional “silos” and cross‐functional processes. It is contended that the resultant...