The long haul: Sustaining TQM at British Steel Teesside Works

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 34-51

  Redman, Tom ^a   Wilkinson, Adrian ^b   Snape, Ed ^c  

^a University of Teesside   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Case studies; Organizational effectiveness; TQM

Indexed keywords

LABOUR CONDITIONS; MANUFACTURING; ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

UK, ENGLAND, TEESSIDE;

EID: 0029989933     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437729610112358     Document Type: Review

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