Quality certification and performance of Brazilian firms: an empirical study

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-147

  A m Lima, Marcos ^a   Resende, Marcelo ^b   Hasenclever, Lia ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BRAZILIAN FIRM; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION; QUALITY CERTIFICATION;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 0033718594     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(99)00118-8     Document Type: Article

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