The state of total quality management: A review

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 137-161

  Yong, Josephine ^a   Wilkinson, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Japanization; Organizational change; QM; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242297014     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095851999340684     Document Type: Review

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