Do quality consultants offer a quality service?

Total Quality Management

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 797-811

  Viadiu, Frederic Marimon ^a   Fa, Martí Casadesús ^a   Saizarbitoria, Iñaki Heras ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

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EID: 0036711444     PISSN: 09544127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0954412022000010154     Document Type: Article

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