Self-assessment practices in large organisations: Experiences from using the EFQM excellence model

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 10-23

  Samuelsson, Peter ^a   Nilsson, Lars Erik ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; European Foundation for Quality Management; Large companies; Methods; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346517043     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710210413426     Document Type: Review

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