Critical factors and results of quality management: An empirical study

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-118

  Claver, Enrique ^a   Tarí, Juan José ^a   Molina, José Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

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EID: 0038270779     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14783360309709     Document Type: Review

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