Quality management, problems and pitfalls: A critical perspective

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 55-65

  Wilkinson, Adrian ^a   Willmott, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Employees; Empowerment; Involvement; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039951671     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656719610110014     Document Type: Review

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