Management by standards - Real benefits from fashion

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 457-480

  Larsen, Bøje ^a   Häversjö, Tord ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Effects; ISO 9000; Legitimisation; Management fashion; Management standards; Management theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044399414     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5221(00)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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