Experienced effects from applying TQM in societal improvement work in a Swedish community

The TQM Magazine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-13

  Fredriksson, M ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Non profit organizations; Quantitative methods; Societal organization; Sweden; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSPORTATION;

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; QUANTITATIVE METHODS; SOCIETAL ORGANIZATIONS; SWEDEN;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1142263951     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780410511434     Document Type: Article

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