The role of socio-cultural, political-legal, economic, and educational dimensions in quality management

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 487-521

  Prasad, Sameer ^a   Tata, Jasmine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; International standards; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444436640     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570310471839     Document Type: Review

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