An empirical taxonomy for quality management systems: A study of the Hong Kong electronics industry

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-62

  Yeung, A C L ^a   Chan, L Y ^b   Lee, T S ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Empirical taxonomy; Organizational performance; Quality management systems

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

TAXONOMY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037213057     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(02)00020-7     Document Type: Article

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