Teams and TQM: A comparison between Australia and Thailand

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 387-403

  Yukongdi, Vimolwan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Participation; Quality circles; Teams; Thailand; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 13944281457     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710110386789     Document Type: Article

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