The impact of total quality management on firms' responsiveness: An empirical analysis

Total Quality Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-144

  Youssef, Mohamed A ^a   Boyd, Joseph ^a   Williams, Edgar ^a  

^a NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0642343658     PISSN: 09544127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544129650035098     Document Type: Article

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