A comparative study of quality practices in higher education institutions in the US and Malaysia

Total Quality Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-371

  Kanji, Gopal K ^a   Tambi, Abdul Malek Bin A ^a   Wallace, William ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0442297660     PISSN: 09544127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0954412997884     Document Type: Article

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