An examination of ISO 9000 registration practices of American, German and Japanese firms operating in the USA

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 8-22

  Withers, Barbara E ^a   Ebrahimpour, Maling ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0004344059     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656719610128538     Document Type: Article

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