Using the Competing Values Framework to identify the ideal culture profile for TQM: A UK perspective

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1-7, 2000, Pages 1024-1040

  Al khalifa, Khalifa N ^a   Aspinwall, Elaine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competing Values Framework; culture change; organizational culture; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012247918     PISSN: 13682148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmtm.2000.001390     Document Type: Article

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