Re-thinking TQM: Toward a framework for facilitating learning and change in construction organizations

TQM Magazine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-116

  Love, Peter E D ^a   Li, Heng ^b   Irani, Zahir ^c   Holt, Gary D ^d  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BPR; Continuous improvement; Organizational change; Organizational learning; TQM

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REENGINEERING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BPR; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0942273603     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780010318361     Document Type: Review

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