Finding the path to organizational excellence in Portugese local government: A performance measurement approach

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 491-505

  E Sá, Patrícia Moura ^a   Kanji, Gopal K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b Kanji Quality Culture Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042730118     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478336032000047291     Document Type: Article

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