Effects of in-company quality awards on organizational performance

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 235-242

  Eriksson, Henrik ^a   Tohansson, Fredrik ^a   Wiklund, Håkan ^a,b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0043231666     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478336032000051421     Document Type: Article

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