Factors relating to the adoption of quality management practices: An analysis for Spanish manufacturing firms

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-44

  De Cerio, Javier Merino Díaz ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

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EID: 0037595582     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14783360309702     Document Type: Article

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