Customization or conformity? An institutional and network perspective on the content and consequences of TQM adoption

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 366-394

  Westphal, James D ^a   Gulati, Ranjay ^b   Shortell, Stephen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031287588     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2393924     Document Type: Review

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