Total quality management and reconceptualising management in Africa

International Business Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-243

  Perry, Chad ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Culture; Management; Reconceptualisation; Total Quality Management; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031161420     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-5931(97)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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