Does ISO 9000 certification affect the dimensions of quality used for competitive advantage?

European Management Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 431-443

  Withers, Barbara ^a   Ebrahimpour, Maling ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; International standards; ISO 9000; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001491407     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(00)00032-3     Document Type: Article

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