Pragmatism, adaptation, and total quality management: Philosophy and science in the service of managing continuous improvement

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 56-61

  Emison, Gerald Andrews ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive systems; Management engineering; Management methods; Organization theory; Quality control

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT METHODS; ORGANIZATION THEORY; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14744291363     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2004)20:2(56)     Document Type: Review

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