Quality training: Needs and evaluation-findings from a European survey

Total Quality Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 483-490

  Mathews, Brian P ^a   Ueno, Akiko ^a   Kekale, Tauno ^b   Repka, Mikko ^b   Pereira, Zulema Lopez ^c   Silva, Graca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

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EID: 0442311206     PISSN: 09544127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544120123778     Document Type: Article

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