Too much or too little ambiguity: The language of total quality management

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 483-498

  Kelemen, Mihaela ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034195491     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00190     Document Type: Article

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