Corporate ethics in TQM: Management versus employee expectations and perceptions

TQM Magazine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-149

  Svensson, Göran ^a   Wood, Greg ^b  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Employee attitudes; Employee behaviour; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUSINESS ETHICS; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES; EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOR; QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 18844444838     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780510583218     Document Type: Article

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