TQM as a support for societal development - Experiences from a Swedish community

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-233

  Fredriksson, Maria ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0043231667     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478336032000051412     Document Type: Article

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